Articles
CONTENT | Issue 2
- 1. The word of Editor-in-chief
ISLAMIC ARTS MAGAZINE 02 - 2. View more
SHORT REVIEW OF SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC ARTS - 3. City with rich Islamic tradition
SARAJEVO - 4. Interview: Elvis Hajdarevic
WHILE I WORK, I FEEL FREE, AS A CHILD WHO JUST RESEARCHES - 5. Qur’anic manuscripts
QUR’AN FROM MEHMED KOSKI-PASHA MOSQUE IN MOSTAR - 6. Museum of Islamic Art in Doha (Qatar)
A NEW AWAKING OF THE ARABIC SPIRIT - 7. Interview: Vaseem Mohammed
‘FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR TERRITORIES’ - 8. Book review
THE IMPERIAL CITIES OF MAROCCO - 9. Book review
THE ORIENT IN A MIRROR - 10. World’s famous mosques
SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE - 11. Interview: Julien Breton
FROM CLASSICAL TO LIGHT AND VIRTUAL CALLIGRAPHY - 12. Esse Quam Videri Project
MUSLIM SELFPORTRAIT - 13. City with a rich Islamic tradition
WHO SEES ESFAHAN AS IF HE SAW A HALF OF THE WORLD - 14. The Mosque in Slovenia
MOSQUE IN LOG UNDER MANGART - 15. Art therapy
THE THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES
World’s famous mosques
SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE
Suleymaniye Mosque is one of the most monumental and the dome dominates precise examples of the classical Ottoman architecture characterised by more or less developed cubic shapes and space of whose central part. It is characterised by distinct verticals, monumentally characteristic porch with a dome built on slender columns and specific so called ‘needle’ minaret.
The Ottoman architecture, with Safavid and Mughal’s, presents the last great expression of Islamic architecture. It was the result of the experience from Seljuk and Byzantine construction. While the Ottoman capital was located in Constantinople all until 1453, Seljuk style was widespread (especially in terms of decoration). When the Constantinople was occupied and then got the name Istanbul, the Byzantine influence was evident, especially in the second half of the 16th century when so called ‘classical style’ of Ottoman architecture occurred.Above other, the primarily influence was the church Hagia Sophia, while the influences of other church buildings were peripheral. However, regardless of the influences, Ottoman architecture is one of the most original forms of Islamic architecture that in its good part surpasses its original model. The most eminent architect of the time was Mimar Sinan, who shaped the classical style fully and to the utmost.
The masterpiece of his architectural achievements is the most important mosque in Istanbul, Suleymaniye Mosque and Selim II Mosque in Edirne (1570-1574).
Suleymaniye Mosque is one of the most monumental and the dome dominates precise examples of the classical Ottoman architecture characterised by more or less developed cubic shapes and space of whose central part. It is characterised by distinct verticals, monumentally characteristic porch with a dome built on slender columns and specific so called ‘needle’ minaret.
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