Architectural Styles

Ottoman [> 1453]

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Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Turkish

Islamic

Early Ottoman [1453-1538]

Classic Ottoman [1538-1718]

Ottoman Tulip Period [1718-1730]

Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566)

 

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1453-1730

  • Large domes
  • slender minarets
  • complex arrangement of spaces,
  • courtyards
  • multiple domes,
  • prayer halls
  • intricate tile work
  • calligraphy
  • geometric patterns
  • use of light with window locations
  • Integration with Nature
  • Turkey
  • Balkans
  • Middle East
  • North Africa
  • Egypt
  • Libya

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Accommodation Examples

  • Mosques
  • palaces
  • tombs
  • bazaars
  • bridges
  • fountains
  • caravanserais
  • Hagia Sophia Istanbul
  • Süleymaniye Mosque
  • Blue (Sultan Ahmed) Mosque
  • Topkapi Palace
  • Dolmabahçe Palace,
  • Küçük Ayasofya Mosque
  • Rüstem Pasha Mosque
  • Great Mosque of Bursa
  • Caravanserais / Hans (road inns)
  • Urban hans (commercial inns + warehouses)
  • Tabhanes (dervish/charitable lodging)
  • Külliye complexes (mosque + soup kitchen (imaret) + hospice/guest rooms + baths + schools)
  • Imarets (soup kitchens with associated shelter)
  • Hammams and bathhouse-adjacent lodging
  • Private lodging / guest rooms in houses
  • Pilgrim lodging on Hajj routes
  • Saray (Palace Guest Rooms)
  • Büyük Valide Han (Istanbul)
  • Kürkçü Han (Istanbul)
  • Koza Han (Bursa)
  • Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai (Edirne region)
  • Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Caravanserai (Lüleburgaz)
  • Sultan Bayezid II Kulliye Complex (Edirne
  • Süleymaniye Kulliye Complex (Istanbul)

Landmarks

Original Accommodation

Adapted Visitor Accommodation

 

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