İstanbul’daki ahşap yapıların kuzeye bakan cepheleri diğer cephelerinden daha çabuk

In Istanbul, north-facing facades of timber buildings typically weather faster thanother facades; hence, these facades are often clad with tin sheets. Such tin-clad housescan still be found in old neighborhoods of Istanbul, and the meticulous way in which thecladding is applied often lends additional artistic qualities to the buildings in question. Onmany tin-clad houses, the name of the tinsmith is laboriously etched into the sheet metal,and just like an epitahp, additional information about the cladding is provided. Thus, weare able to date many of the tin-clad houses in the city, as well as gleaning informationabout the tinsmiths who were active in this trade.