History of Ottoman Architecture.

This book is a history of the architecture produced in Turkey under the Ottoman Empire. It focuses on extant buildings in the Republic of Turkey, particularly those in Istanbul and the empire's earlier capitals in Bursa and Edirne. The book begins with a brief history of the Ottoman Empire, fol...

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Main Author: Freely, J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Southampton, Boston : WIT Press, 2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; A History of Ottoman Architecture; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Turkish Spelling and Pronunciation; Introduction; Chapter I: The Ottoman Turks and their Architecture; Chapter II: Early Ottoman Architecture in North-western Anatolia; Chapter III: Ottoman Architecture in Turkish Thrace; Chapter IV: The Conqueror's City; Chapter V: Topkapi Sarayi; Chapter VI: The Emergence of Classical Ottoman Architecture; Chapter VII: Süleyman the Magnificent and Sinan, the Early Buildings; Chapter VIII: The Süleymaniye; Chapter IX: Sinan's Later Works in Istanbul.
  • Chapter X: Sinan's Contemporaries and Successors in the Classical TraditionChapter XI: The Eighteenth Century: From Classical to Baroque; Chapter XII: The Last Ottoman Century; Turkish Glossary; The Ottoman Sultans; Bibliography.