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2. Ottoman (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   Over the subsequent generation, the ottoman became a common piece of bedroom furniture. European ottomans standardized on a smaller size than the traditional Turkish ottoman, and in the 19th century they took on a circular or octagonal shape. The seat was divided in the center by arms or by a central, padded column that might hold a plant or ...

3. Ottoman clothing - Wikipedia

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   There are not many records of women's clothing at the time, but artwork can provide some understanding. Headdresses were typically tall, pointed hats with a veil attached to them, which served to cover their faces during outings. In depictions of sultanas, their clothing is mostly fabricated with few references to what Ottoman women actually wore.

4. Ottoman architecture - Wikipedia

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   Ottoman cemeteries were also gardens and were often established next to mosques. Large Ottoman küllliye complexes, which consisted of a mosque with other charitable and religious buildings around it, were often set inside an outer enclosure. The grounds and common spaces of these enclosures were planted with grass and trees, around which the ...

5. Green Dome - Wikipedia

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   The dome was first painted green in 1837 CE. [ 2 ] When Saud bin Abdul-Aziz took Medina in 1805 CE, his followers, the Wahhabis , demolished nearly every tomb dome in Medina based on their belief that the veneration of graves and places claimed to possess supernatural powers is an offense against the oneness of God ( tawhid ) and supposedly ...