Ottoman architecture

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Islamic architecture architectural style cultural heritage

Ottoman architecture is a style of Islamic-influenced building that developed in the Ottoman Empire, characterized by grand domed mosques, slender minarets, intricate tilework, and harmonious, spacious interiors.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Classical Ottoman architecture 2
Ottoman classical architectural tradition 1
Ottoman mosques 1

Statements (91)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic architecture ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution waqf system ⓘ
centeredInCity Bursa ⓘ
Edirne ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ
characterizedBy arcades ⓘ
calligraphic decoration ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
emphasis on light ⓘ
intricate tilework ⓘ
large central domes ⓘ
muqarnas decoration ⓘ
semi-domes ⓘ
slender minarets ⓘ
spacious interiors ⓘ
symmetry and harmony ⓘ
decorativeTechnique İznik ⓘ
surface form: Iznik tiles

stone carving ⓘ
stucco decoration ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
designPrinciple axial planning ⓘ
hierarchical spatial organization ⓘ
integration of religious and social functions ⓘ
developedInPeriod 14th century ⓘ
15th century ⓘ
16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
doorType monumental portals ⓘ
geographicScope Anatolia ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
hasNotableArchitect Mimar Davud Agha ⓘ
Mimar Sinan ⓘ
surface form: Mimar Hayreddin

Mimar Sinan ⓘ
Sedefkar Mehmed Agha ⓘ
hasNotableExample Blue Mosque ⓘ
Ishak Pasha Palace ⓘ
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque ⓘ
Mostar Bridge ⓘ
Rustem Pasha Mosque ⓘ
Selimiye Mosque ⓘ
Suleymaniye Mosque ⓘ
surface form: Süleymaniye Mosque

Topkapi Palace ⓘ
surface form: Topkapı Palace

Şehzade Mosque ⓘ
hasPhase Ottoman Baroque ⓘ
Ottoman architecture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ottoman revivalism

classical Ottoman architecture ⓘ
early Ottoman architecture ⓘ
late Ottoman architecture ⓘ
heritageStatus many examples inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites ⓘ
influenced Balkan architecture ⓘ
Islamic architecture in the Balkans ⓘ
Turkish Republican architecture ⓘ
influencedBy Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Islamic architecture ⓘ
Mamluk architecture ⓘ
Near Eastern architecture ⓘ
surface form: Persian architecture

Seljuk architecture ⓘ
partOf Ottoman Empire culture ⓘ
patronageBy Ottoman sultan ⓘ
surface form: Ottoman sultans

Zaganos Pasha ⓘ
surface form: Ottoman viziers

imperial family ⓘ
religiousContext Sunni Islam ⓘ
roofForm domed roof ⓘ
pyramidal roof on mausoleums ⓘ
typicalBuildingType bridge ⓘ
caravanserai ⓘ
fountain ⓘ
hammam ⓘ
imaret ⓘ
külliye ⓘ
madrasa ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
palace ⓘ
urbanRole structuring Ottoman city centers ⓘ
usesMaterial brick ⓘ
ceramic tiles ⓘ
marble ⓘ
stone ⓘ
usesStructuralSystem buttresses ⓘ
domes on pendentives ⓘ
domes on squinches ⓘ
windowType arched windows ⓘ
stained glass windows ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abuhav Synagogue → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Al-Azhar Mosque → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Azm Palace → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Bardo National Museum → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Casbah → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Casbah of Algiers
Clock Tower of Izmir → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Clock Tower of Rhodes → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Cumalıkızık → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Damascus Gate → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Galatasaray High School → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Grand Bazaar → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Ishak Pasha Palace → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Kebir-Jami Mosque → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Koza Han → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Medieval City of Rhodes → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Medina of Tunis → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Rustem Pasha Mosque → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Rustem Pasha Mosque → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classical Ottoman architecture
Suleymaniye Mosque → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Topkapi Palace → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Tripoli → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Tripoli (Lebanon)
Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque) → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Yeşil Cami
Zion Gate → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Şehzade Mosque → architecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Classical Ottoman architecture
Edirne → architecturalStyleProminent → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Mimar Davud Agha → fieldOfWork → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Acre → hasArchitecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Al-Hamidiyah Souq → hasArchitecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Herod's Gate → hasArchitecturalStyle → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Kaleiçi → hasCulturalHeritage → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Ioannina → hasHeritage → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Konak → hasHeritage → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Ottoman architecture → hasPhase → Ottoman architecture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ottoman revivalism
İznik → hasStructure → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ottoman mosques
Byzantine architecture → influenced → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Timurid architecture → influenced → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Mimar Davud Agha → partOf → Ottoman architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ottoman classical architectural tradition