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Eski Mosque( the Old Mosque ) and Üç Şerefeli Mosque( the Mosque with three Galleries on its Minarets ) in Edirne were built utilising the same square form. Üç Şerefeli is considered a work of transition into the Classical Period.
A Cross Section of Mosque
View From a City Behind Domes
The work of the period from the conquest of Istanbul to the construction of the Beyazıt Mosque are also considered the products of the early period. Among them are Fatih Mosque ( 1470 ), Mahmut Pasha Mosque, the Tiled Kiosk ( 1472 ) and Topkapi Palace.
In this period, a mosque was not a single building. Construction of a mosque was related to the people's way of city planning. Around the mosques, there were "imarets" ( a social institution to feed the poor ), medreses ( lycees and universites ), "şifahanes" ( hospitals ), and "türbes" ( tombs ).
The most important architects of the classical period were the chief architects of Sultan Beyazıt, Hayrettin and Mimar Sinan.
The first master piece of Sinan is the Şehzade Mosque which he constructed in honour of Süleyman the magnificent ( 1549-1552 ).
Selimiye Mosque in Edirne was considered te be the product of his period of mastership. The significance of this mosque, built between 1568-1574, was that it was smaller than the courtyard and not in the form of a square. |
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Combined Architecture :
After the 18th century, especially after the Tulip Period, Ottoman architecture was combined with other styles.
The only work hich has kept its classical quality during this period was the Sultan Mehmet III Fountain. The reason for this mingling of style was that the masters and architects coming from Europe, especially Italian foremen used different styles in Turkish work.
- The Neo-Classical Period : The last years of the Ottoman Empire were also a period of reaction against retrogression.
- Contemporary Turkish Architecture :
In The period following the proclamation of the Republic, architects had to face material difficulties. The early works of this period failed to adopt the facts of Turkish history and the necessities of contemporary architecture.
However, this crisis ended in a short time. Today, architects build scientific and artistic works. Among the works created using this approach are the following : The Faculty of Science and Letters in Istanbu Gazi Teachers' Training School in Ankara, Atatürk Mausoleum, the new Assembly building and Middle East Technical University
A City Silhouette
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