The Blue Mosque, or as its mother language call it The Sultan Ahmet Camii, is an amazing and an interesting Islamic piece of architect located in Istanbul, Turkey. The blue tiles of the inside, adorning its interior walls, are the main reason why people call it the blue mosque. I found it interesting to write about such a historical piece of architecture that was built during the rule of Ahmed I (or the first) in the early 17th century. A tomb of the founder, like many other mosques, a hospice and
being one of the main cultures in history to incorporate domes as a main component in their architecture. Ottomans used domes in mosques (the largest domes were reserved for mosques), madrasas, and türbes. Monumental domes began to appear in the 14th century in the Ottoman capital Bursa, in the 15th century in Edirne and after the conquest of Constantinople in Istanbul. This paper will address the domes built under the Ottomans from the late 1300s to the 1600s. However, it is important to note that
of moving us emotionally.” For one to understand how architecture is seen by the creator, it is important that we understand the theoretical underpinning of architecture, of its time, and also how it advanced up to that time. “Architecture is that great living creative spirit which from generation to generation, from age to age, proceeds, persists, and creates, according to the nature of man, and his circumstances as they change. That is really architecture.” Architectural
The Blue Mosque Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) was constructed by Sedefkar Mehmed Agha on the orders of Sultan Ahmed I.After the Peace of Zsitvatorok and the crushing loss in the 1603–1618 war with Persia, Sultan Ahmet I, decided to build a large mosque in Istanbul to reassert Ottoman power. It would be the first imperial mosque for more than forty years. While his predecessors had paid for their mosques with the spoils of war, Ahmet I procured funds from
Culture The culture of the Ottoman Empire derived over centuries as the leading authority of the Turks involved, altered and adapted the cultures of conquered lands and their people. The customs and languages of Islamic societies, markedly Arabic caused a strong influence, while the Persian culture had a powerful donation through the heavily Persian zed regime of the Seljuq Turks, the Ottomans' antecedent. As the byzantine administration extruded from Anatolia by the early ottoman Turks, following
Ottoman Empire’s Sultan Suleiman, also known as The Magnificent Lawgiver, is widely regarded to be one of the empire’s greatest rulers. While it is known that he had a great love, a Ukrainian concubine and later wife Roxelana, little is said of the part she played in helping the nation prosper. Roxelana was the first concubine to achieve great power, and was even more influential than the men in the imperial court. Through her diplomacy skills and her patronage of charitable building projects, she broke
Istanbul Palaces in Pre-Ottoman Era Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul, these names are addressed to the same place which now we call it as Istanbul. According to the latest excavation during the construction of the Marmaray Tunnel in 2008, the history of Istanbul has begun from 6700 BC, that’s where they found the remains of sinking ships belong to the earliest human settlement of the city. In 700 BC, when the Greek Colonists which was led by King Byzas arrived in the area, they settled there
Sport in Istanbul Sport in Istanbul takes a very big place. There are many different kinds of sport available on both Asian and European parts. Water sports such as scuba dive and rafting are very attracting to tourists who come from all over the world and Soccer is very popular among Turkish citizens. There are many different sport stadiums that are based on the both sides of Istanbul, but actually many of them belong to Football clubs like Galatasaray, Besiktas and Fenehbahce
Comparing Islamic and Arabic Architecture Works Cited Missing The Hagia Sophia church and the Suleymaniye mosque are separated by a thousand years but are tied together eternally. One representing the achievement of the Christian-Byzantine empire and the other representing the ability of the Islamic-Ottoman empire and its architect Sinan. Two empires that had very little in common other than their architecture and region. In earlier history the Dome of the Rock represented the Islamic empire's
their mark on the land. Except, of course, that there is some reality about that first image. As much as many Turks might like to think of their nation as a vibrant mélange of at least a dozen different cultures, representatives of many of the world's great religions and art, food, music, archaeological wonders, there are also political and economic troubles roiling through the nation. Marketing of the country for the purposes of tourism must make it clear to potential international visitors of the wealth