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Sultanahmet and Süleymaniye

Tarkan Okçuoglu, Ahmet Vefa Çobanoglu

  • Categories: Architecture, Heritage, Religious Sites
ISBN: 978 1 85759 629 8
Size: 210 x 210 mm / 8.3 x 8.3 in.
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 112
Images: 120
Date published: October, 2012
UK £14.95
/ US $24.95

Highlights

  • Richly illustrated guide to two of Istanbul’s most celebrated mosques
  • A must-have for anyone interested in fine examples of Ottoman architecture

Description

Together, Süleymaniye (1550–57) and Sultanahmet (1609–16, better known today as the Blue Mosque) are an awe-inspiring testament to the power of faith and the splendour of the Ottoman Empire. These two mosques, bearing the names and housing the mausoleums of the Sultans who built them – Süleymaniye and Ahmed I – are supreme examples of Ottoman architecture, each richly adorned with stone carving, tiling and calligraphy. Each was built with an adjacent complex which contained the finest schools of the time, as well as hospitals, shops, soup kitchens and public baths. This book is a richly illustrated guide to Süleymaniye and Sultanahmet. It includes an in-depth study of the architecture, situating the mosques within the wider context of the Ottoman political and artistic milieu of their time, and examining the religious, social and educational activity that revolved around each complex.

Author information

Tarkan Okçuoglu is an assistant professor in the art history department of Istanbul University. The Süleymaniye is one of his areas of special knowledge and interest. Ahmet Vefa Çobanoglu is also an assistant professor of art history at Istanbul University. He is regarded as an expert on the Sultanahmet mosque and complex.

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