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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 (textile) - Wikipedia

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   Ottoman is a widthways-ribbed textile with pronounced, raised 'ribs' along its wale and course. Similar to grosgrain , Ottoman is known as a corded fabric, using a thicker yarn in the course rather than the wale to create raised stripes running across the width of the fabric.

4. Early Ottoman architecture - Wikipedia

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   The main dome covers a square space, and as a result the transition between the round base of the dome and the square chamber below is achieved through a series of triangular carvings known as "Turkish triangles", a type of pendentive which was common in Anatolian Seljuk and early Ottoman architecture.

5. Ottoman clothing - Wikipedia

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   A significant example of European emulation of Ottoman dress for the purpose of portraying a dignified, elite appearance. Interactions between Ottomans and Britons occurred throughout history, but in the 18th century, European visitors and residents in the Ottoman Empire markedly increased, and exploded in the 19th century. [4]

6. Ottoman architecture in Egypt - Wikipedia

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   The renovation added extensive Ottoman Iznik tile decoration on the qibla wall and in the attached tomb he built for himself. [25] [26] Another example of a Mamluk building repurposed is the 14th-century Madrasa of Amir Sunqur Sa'di, which an Ottoman pasha gifted in 1607 to the Mevlevis, a Sufi order popular in the Ottoman Empire. [27]

7. Budapest - Wikipedia

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   Retaking of Buda from the Ottoman Empire, painted by Frans Geffels in 1686. The Ottomans conquered Buda in 1526, as well as in 1529, and finally occupied it in 1541. [65] The Ottoman Rule lasted for more than 150 years. [14] The Ottoman Turks constructed many prominent bathing facilities within the city. [19]