He took over his father Krikor’s place together with his uncle-in-law Mason Ohannes Serveryan, because he was very young and not experienced enough to do the complicated works alone.
He served during the reign of Mahmud II (1808 - 1839), Abdul Mecid (1839 - 1861) and Abdulaziz (1861 - 1876), and constructed numerous buildings in İstanbul.
The most famous and magnificent of his works is Dolmabahçe Palace, he built in collaboration with his son Nigoğayos. Another notable architectural work of him is Beylerbeyi Palace, which was a cooperation with his other son Sarkis.
Garabaet Balyan was also active in the Armenian community for their educational and administrative matters, and carried out research work on Armenian architecture.
His four sons, Nigoğayos, Sarkis, Hagop and Simon succeeded him as he died in 1866.
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*Ерканян В.С. Армянская культура в 1800-1917 гг. / Пер. с арм. К.С. Худавердяна. Ер., 1985