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Great Seljuk architecture, or simply Seljuk architecture, [a] refers to building activity that took place under the Great Seljuk Empire (11th–12th centuries). The developments of this period contributed significantly to the architecture of Iran , the architecture of Central Asia , and that of nearby regions.
Seljuk caravanserais are unique in plan and design, although with influences from earlier Iranian and Armenian architecture. [52] Their exact layout and details varied but certain features were commonly shared. Providing safety and shelter were the basic function, demonstrated by the thick stone masonry walls with a single entrance and slit ...
Seljuk architecture may refer to: Great Seljuk architecture (11th–12th centuries, mostly in Iran, Central Asia, and nearby regions) Anatolian Seljuk architecture ...
It was under the Seljuks that the so-called “Iranian” plan appeared for the first time, perhaps in the redesign of the Great Mosque of Isfahan.The Iranian plan has four iwans arranged in a cruciform manner around a courtyard, as well as a domed room serving as a prayer room.In the Great Mosque of Isfahan, as it appeared at the time, it seems (according to the work of Galdieri) that this ...
Great Seljuk architecture — of the Seljuq dynasty (10th—12th centuries), in Central and Western Asia. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The Tārīkh-i Āl-i Saldjūq ("History of the Seljuk dynasty"), is an anonymous court account of the architectural endeavors of the Seljuk Sultans of Rum. [1] Written in Persian and from a perspective of a courtier, it covers the Sultanate of Rum from the end of the twelfth to the beginning of the fourteenth centuries.
The Saljūq-Nāma (Persian: سلجوقنامه, "Book of Seljuk [Empire]") is a history of the Great Seljuk Empire written by the Persian historian Zahir al-Din Nishapuri around 1175. [1]
The First National Architectural Movement (Turkish: Birinci Ulusal Mimarlık Akımı) was an architectural movement led by Turkish architects Vedat Tek (1873–1942) and Mimar Kemaleddin Bey (1870–1927). Followers of the movement wanted to create a new and "national" architecture, which was based on motifs from Seljuk and Ottoman architecture.