
Sinan
Architect of Sueleyman the Magnificent and the Ottoman Golden Age
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 31. August 2015
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-0-500-34311-1 (ISBN)
Description
Sinan was the greatest architect of the Ottoman Golden Age of the sixteenth century - when the Ottoman Empire reached its zenith of power and magnificence. His style marks the apogee of Turkish art. Under Sueleyman the Magnificent and his succcessor Selmi II, Sinan designed hundreds of buildings: mosques, palaces, tombs, mausolea, hospitals, schools, caravanserai, bridges, aqueducts and baths, many of them presented and analysed in this book. In his greatest works, he adapted Byzantine and Islamic styles to produce something quite new: a centralized organization of absolute space unhindered by pillars or columns and covered by a soaring dome. An architect of genius in a dynamic new empire expanding into both Asia and Europe, he was a true man of the Renaissance.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
With 100 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 325 mm
Width: 240 mm
Weight
1390 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-34311-1 (9780500343111)
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John Freely has taught physics and the history of science at Bogazici University
(formerly Robert College) in Istanbul since 1960, with sojourns in New York, Boston,
London, Athens, Oxford and Venice. He is the author of over forty books. Augusto Romano Burelli was the Director of the Department of Architectural Design at the
Academy of Fine Arts in Venice from 1991 to 1997. His particular interests are Sinan,
and the architecture of Schinkel, Unger and Behrens in Berlin. Ara Gueler is one of
Turkey's - indeed the world's - greatest photographers.
(formerly Robert College) in Istanbul since 1960, with sojourns in New York, Boston,
London, Athens, Oxford and Venice. He is the author of over forty books. Augusto Romano Burelli was the Director of the Department of Architectural Design at the
Academy of Fine Arts in Venice from 1991 to 1997. His particular interests are Sinan,
and the architecture of Schinkel, Unger and Behrens in Berlin. Ara Gueler is one of
Turkey's - indeed the world's - greatest photographers.