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Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General
Ottoman Architecture is the first modern history of Ottoman
architecture written by Ottomans themselves, yet it is little known
outside the field of late Ottoman studies. This
magnificently-illustrated volume codifies the empire’s
architectural history into a series of preliminary stages
culminating in the efflorescence of the Ottoman classical tradition
in the 16th century. At the same time, the text positions this
imperial architectural legacy in relation to modernising projects
in the late Ottoman Empire; in particular, the 'Ottoman
architectural Renaissance' sponsored by Sultan Abdülaziz (r. 1861
face=Calibri>–1876). Moreover, as has been argued in other
research, architecture is a prism through which the authors offer a
larger analysis of modernity in the Ottoman Empire; an analysis
where built heritage serves 'as an index for various stages in the
transformation of the Ottoman state and civilization'.
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