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2. Ottoman (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   An ottoman is a piece of furniture. [1] Generally, ottomans have neither backs nor arms. They may be an upholstered low couch or a smaller cushioned seat used as a table, stool or footstool. The seat may have hinges and a lid for the inside hollow, which can be used for storing linen, magazines, or other items, making it a form of storage ...

3. 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 ...

4. Early Ottoman architecture - Wikipedia

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   Ottoman and Anatolian architecture of this era thus absorbed architectural ideas from Timurid architecture, Mamluk architecture, and older Islamic monuments in these regions. [ 18 ] One of the early Ottoman stylistic distinctions that emerged was a tradition of designing more complete façades in front of mosques, especially in the form of a ...

5. Topkapı Palace - Wikipedia

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   The dormitories are constructed around a main courtyard in the traditional layout of an Ottoman house, with baths and a mosque, as well as recreational rooms such as a pipe-room. On the outside and inside of the complex, many pious foundation inscriptions about the various duties and upkeep of the quarters can be found.

6. Ottoman - Wikipedia

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   Ottoman or Ottomans may refer to: Ottoman Empire 1299–1922 Ottoman dynasty, ruling family of the Ottoman Empire Osmanoğlu family, modern members of the family; Ottoman Caliphate 1517–1924; Ottoman Turks, a Turkic ethnic group; Ottoman architecture; Ottoman bed, a type of storage bed; Ottoman (furniture), padded stool or footstool

7. Furniture - Wikipedia

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   The variety of Byzantine furniture is pretty big: tables with square, rectangle or round top, sumptuous decorated, made of wood sometimes inlaid, with bronze, ivory or silver ornaments; chairs with high backs and with wool blankets or animal furs, with coloured pillows, and then banks and stools; wardrobes were used only for storing books ...