Architectural Styles
Ottoman Baroque
Alt names / subperiods
Timeline
Distinguishing Features
Geographic Presence
1740s-1820s
- Intricate decorations
- floral motifs
- geometric patterns
- calligraphy
- large bulbous domes
- vaults
- decorative lanterns
- minarets
- asymmetrical
- complex spatial arrangements,
- grand halls
- courtyards
- luxurious materials,
- marble, precious woods
- intricate tile work,
- Turkey
- Ottoman Empire
Common Building Types
Landmark buildings
Historic Accommodation Types
Accommodation Examples
- Mosques
- palaces
- bridges
- bazaars
- Govt buildings
- Istanbul Mosques
- Nuruosmaniye
- Süleymaniye (Renovations)
- Laleli
- Küçük Mecidiye
- Beşiktaş,
- Sebil of the Mihrişah Sultan Complex
- Hacı Mehmet Emin Ağa Sebil,
- Fountain of Mahmud I at Hagia Sophia
- Gate to the imaret of Hagia Sophia
- Beşir Ağa Mosque and sebil,
- Sebil of the Seyyid Hasan Pasha complex
- Beylerbeyi Mosque
- Palace / imperial residence hotels
- Bosphorus yalı (waterfront mansion) hotels
- Ottoman konak (mansion) boutique hotels
- Ottoman konak (mansion) boutique hotels
- Ottoman waterfront / embassy residence conversions
- Serviced apartments in late Ottoman classical buildings
Adaptive Reuse
- Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul
- smaller historic “Ottoman mansion” (konak / yalı) Boutique hotels
- “Istanbul mansion” hotels — Istanbul – Hotel Miniature, Celine Hotel Istanbul
- Bosphorus Yalı Mansionsinclude converted waterfront mansions operating as boutique stays or luxury guesthouses
- Converted late Ottoman era konak (urban mansions) and wealthy elite residences Sultanahmet, Beyoğlu, and along the Bosphorus
Landmarks
Original Accommodation
Adapted Visitor Accommodation