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Ottoman architecture is an architectural style or tradition that developed under the Ottoman Empire over a long period, [1] undergoing some significant changes during its history. [2] It first emerged in northwestern Anatolia in the late 13th century [3] and developed from earlier Seljuk Turkish architecture, with influences from Byzantine and ...
Classical Ottoman architecture is a period in Ottoman architecture generally including the 16th and 17th centuries. The period is most strongly associated with the works of Mimar Sinan, who was Chief Court Architect under three sultans between 1538 and 1588. The start of the period also coincided with the long reign of Suleiman the Magnificent ...
The Topkapı Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı; [ 2 ] Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى, romanized:ṭopḳapu sarāyı, lit. 'Cannon Gate Palace'), [ 3 ] or the Seraglio, [ 4 ] is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the completion of Dolmabahçe Palace in 1856, it served ...
1985 (9th Session) Website. Official website. The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official name, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and remains a functioning mosque today.
The Süleymaniye Mosque (Turkish: Süleymaniye Camii, pronounced [sylejˈmaːnije]) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–1566) and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan. An inscription specifies the foundation date as 1550 and the ...
This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total. Buildings and structures by Ottoman architects (9 C, 1 P)
Ottoman palaces in Istanbul. This is a list of palaces commissioned by the Ottoman dynasty in Istanbul, Turkey. Some of these buildings are summer houses or mansions. Mehmed II called the palace Sarây-ı Cedîd (New Palace). The palace received its current name during Mahmud I 's reign when the seaside palace, the Cannon Gate Palace by the Sea ...
Dolmabahçe is the largest palace in Turkey. It has an area of 45,000 m 2 (11.1 acres), and contains 285 rooms, 46 halls, 6 baths (hamam) and 68 toilets. [ 5 ][ 6 ] The design contains eclectic elements from the Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical styles, blended with traditional Ottoman architecture to create a new synthesis.