A History of Ottoman ArchitectureThis book, intended for audiences with an interest in architecture, particularly that of the Ottoman Turks, is focused on the history of the extant buildings in the Republic of Turkey. The books begins with a brief history of the Ottoman Empire and develops by outlining the mains features of Ottoman architecture and discusses the biography of the great Ottoman architect Sinan.The successive chapters will follow the development Ottoman architecture, first in Iznik (Nicaea), then in Bursa and Edirne, their first and second capitals, and finally in Istanbul, the capital from 1453 until 1923. The first of the several chapters on Istanbul will describe the rebuilding of the city, Greek Constantinople, after its conquest in 1454 by Sultan Mehmet II, who began the construction program that created a new Muslim capital. The remaining chapters will follow the development of the Ottoman architecture in Istanbul during the reigns of Mehmet's successors, particularly Süleyman the Magnificent, who with his chief architect Sinab erected the most splendid mosque complexes that still adorn the old city. |
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Table des matières
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The Conquerors City | 99 |
Topkapi Sarayi | 139 |
The Emergence of Classical Ottoman Architecture | 183 |
Süleyman the Magnificent and Sinan the Early Buildings | 215 |
The Süleymaniye | 245 |
Sinans Later Works in Istanbul | 269 |
Sinans Contemporaries and Successors in the Classical Tradition | 311 |
The Eighteenth Century From Classical to Baroque | 355 |
The Last Ottoman Century | 393 |
Turkish Glossary | 431 |
The Ottoman Sultans | 433 |
Bibliography | 435 |
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Ağa Ahmet Anatolia Anthony E Aptullah Kuran arcade arches architect Baker baroque bath bays Beyazit Bosphorus building built Bursa Byzantine Cami Camii Anthony caravansarai centre century çeşme chambers columns Constantinople corner court courtyard covered decorated dershane dervish dome east Edirne Efendi erected Evliya Çelebi eyvan façade Fatih Figure fountain gallery garden Gate Gazi Golden Horn grand vezir grilles Hacı Haghia Sophia hamam Hanı Harem Hill imaret imperial mosque inscription interior Istanbul Iznik John Freely külliye Mahmut marble Marmara medrese Mehmet II mektep mescit metres mihrab minaret monumental mosque mosque complex Murat Murat III Mustafa octagonal original Ottoman architecture Ottoman Empire palace Pasha Camii porch portico rectangular restored Rüstem Pasha şadırvan Saray sebil Şehzade Selim Selim II Selimiye semidomes şerefe shore side Sinan Sokollu Mehmet Pasha square stalactite structure Süleyman the Magnificent Süleymaniye Topkapı Sarayı türbe Turkish Üsküdar valide sultan vaulted walls Yeni

