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The First National Architecture 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.
Column of the Goths in Gülhane Park. The most important monuments of Roman architecture in the city include the Column of Constantine (Turkish: Çemberlitaş), which was erected in 330 by Constantine the Great for marking the declaration of the new capital city of the Roman Empire and contained several fragments of the True Cross and other artifacts belonging to Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary ...
The first structures to exhibit the new Baroque style are several fountains and sebils built by elite patrons in Istanbul in 1741–1742: the fountain of Nisançı Ahmed Pasha added to the southwest wall of the Fatih Mosque cemetery, the Hacı Mehmet Emin Ağa Sebil near Dolmabahçe, and the Sa'deddin Efendi Sebil at the Karaca Ahmet Cemetery in Üsküdar. [13]
21st-century architecture in Turkey (2 C, 71 P) A. Anatolian Seljuk architecture (2 C, 23 P) Turkish architects (3 C, 41 P) ... State Art and Sculpture Museum;
The long reign of Suleiman the Magnificent is also recognized as the apogee of Ottoman political and cultural development, with extensive patronage in art and architecture by the sultan, his family, and his high-ranking officials. [7]
The following is a list of notable Turkish architects in alphabetical order. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
At least 2,818 buildings have collapsed, including a 2,000-year-old castle and a mosque dating back to 1247
Taksim Mosque (Turkish: Taksim Camii) is a mosque complex in Taksim Square, Istanbul.It was designed by two Turkish architects in the Art Deco style, [6] [7] [8] and can hold up to 3,000 worshippers at the same time.