Dictionary of islamic architecture

See also:
Ottomans, Yesil Cami
Ulu Cami, Bursa, Turkey (after Goodwin)
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Further reading:
A.Gabriel, 
Une Capitale Turque, Brousse,
Paris 1958.
A.Tuna, 
Bursa Yeni Kapilica
(The Yeni Bath House at
Bursa), Istanbul 1987.
Byzantine architecture
Architecture characterized by brick and masonry
construction, round arches and domes, developed within the
Byzantine Empire.
Byzantine architecture was of crucial importance to
the development of early Islamic architecture and later
the architecture of the Ottoman Empire. At the time
of the Islamic conquest of Syria in the seventh century
Byzantine was essentially a continuation of Roman
architecture. There were, however, a few major
differences, the most significant of which was the
massive church-building campaign of Justinian (sixth
century) which made Christianity the central focus of
architecture. Also noticeable in the architecture of this
period was the influence of the capital Constantinople
on the rest of the empire.
During the ninth to eleventh centuries the
Byzantines recovered from the disastrous effects of
the Islamic conquests, and in this period there is
evidence of Islamic influence on Byzantine
architecture, particularly in descriptions of the palaces
of Constantinople.
During the fourteenth to fifteenth centuries
Byzantine architecture was a major influence on that
of the Turkish principalities in Anatolia. In particular
the domed basilical church had a formative influence
on early Ottoman mosques.
See also:
Hagia Sophia, Ottomans, Umayyads
Further reading:
C.Mango, 
Byzantine Architecture,
London 1986.
Byzantine architecture

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