History of Ottoman Architecture. / [electronic resourse]
- 1 online resource (465 pages) book
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-437).
Turkish Spelling and Pronunciation -- 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 -- Turkish Glossary -- The Ottoman Sultans -- 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.
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, followed by an outline of the main features of Ottoman architecture and its decoration, then a brief biography of the great Ottoman architect Sinan. Successive chapters follow the development of Ottoman architecture from 1453 until 1923. The book is intended for the general reader with an interest in archite.