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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Hisar Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Kocamustafapaşa Mosque architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture