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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