Ottoman architecture

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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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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

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Hobyar Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Bayezid II complex in Edirne architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Habib-i Neccar Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Şile Lighthouse architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Khan Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
khan’s mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
subject surface form: Khan’s Mosque
Gazi Qasim Pasha architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
subject surface form: Mosque of Gazi Qasim Pasha
Jakovali Hassan architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
subject surface form: Jakovali Hassan Mosque
Hamid-i Evvel Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Beylerbeyi Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Bayt al-Kritliyya architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Bayt Amna bint Salim architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Al-Gawhara Palace architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Alaybey Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Hadum Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Clock Tower of Gjakova architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Taraklı architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Taraklı historic town architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Esma Sultan Mansion architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Shadervan Square architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Stone Bridge of Prizren architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Halveti Tekke architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Sinan Pasha Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Khan Asaad Pasha architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Tekkiye Suleimaniye complex architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Kamen Most architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Kızlarağası Han architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
UNESCO World Heritage Site Casbah of Algiers architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
subject surface form: Casbah of Algiers
Old Town of Xanthi architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
UNESCO World Heritage Site component architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
subject surface form: Ketchaoua Mosque
Şadırvanaltı Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
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Esma Sultana Mosque ruins architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Nebi Musa architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
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Esmahan Sultan Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Abdul Mejid Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
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Sabil-kuttab of Umm Abbas architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Aqsunqur Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
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Gjirokastër Old Bazaar architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Zekate House architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
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The White Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture