THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE Introduction The Ottoman Empire was the one of the largest and longest lasting Empires in history. It was an empire inspired and sustained by Islam‚ and Islamic institutions. It replaced the Byzantine Empire as the major power in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Ottoman Empire reached its height under Suleiman the Magnificent (reigned 1520-66)‚ when it expanded to cover the Balkans and Hungary‚ and reached the gates of Vienna. The Empire began to decline after being defeated
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Jan 3 2014 A Wine Tasting in Shanghai Design for Events Group Report Report on suitability among Chalet‚ Yuan Lu and Westin Hotel for holding a wine tasting Class: Seminar A Tut 2 Group Member: Sophie- U 1375048 Charlotte- U 1375046 Wendy- U 1375049 Libby- U 1375050 Monica- U 1375047 Word Count: 2698 Event Design Group Report Executive summary To hold an impressive event‚ an appropriate venue is significant to the overall success or failure of the event and should match
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development. It incorporates some Byzantine elements of the neighboring Hagia Sophia with traditional Islamic architecture and is considered to be the last great mosque of the classical period. The architect has ably synthesized the ideas of his master Sinan‚ aiming for overwhelming size‚ majesty and splendour. It has 6 minarets along with 8 domes and 1 main one. [edit]The façade of the spacious forecourt was built in the same manner as the façade of the Süleymaniye Mosque‚ except for the addition of
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The Hagia Sophia’s dome was a point of concern during its reconstruction‚ as the weight of the dome was said to be too great to stand without collapse; however‚ architect Sinan called for the construction of buttresses to reinforce the dome’s downward pressure on the overall structure‚ creating a much more stable building. Additionally‚ forty windows were inserted into the base of the dome to reduce its weight; these windows
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There are three entrances to the Suleymaniye Mosque‚ one being from the inner courtyard and two on the sides of the outer courtyard. Interior: The Suleymaniye Mosque is less elaborate than other mosque in Istanbul at the time. Sinan pushed for the Islamic belief of uninterrupted space between man and God. His goal was to build the interior space with few obstructions as possible. A dramatic building with elaborate decorations would only distract man from his spirituality.
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Ottoman Culture has evolved along centuries as their empire was widen across the world and they conquer more nations. Original bases of their culture was build on the islamic and turkish cultures and strongly influenced by them in customs‚ Language and all life styles. Their culture absorbed‚ adapted and modified the cultures of conquered lands and their nations for example Persian culture - the Seljuk Empire architecture theme and culture- had a significant contribution to that era’s culture
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more’ has been explained to mean seeing His face based upon the authentic Prophetic tradition reported by Abu Musa and Ubay ibn Ka’b and recorded by Ibn Jarīr and Ibn Abi Hātim. There is also a hadīth in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (no.449) narrated by Ṣuhaib bin Sinān from the Prophet (peace be upon him). Within this latter hadīth is the statement of the narrator that the
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Alex Hunt History 201 Thesis/ Introduction December 8‚ 2014 Byzantine Architecture “Early Byzantine architecture was built as a continuation of Roman architecture‚ Stylistic drift‚ technological advancement‚ and political and territorial changes meant that a distinct style gradually resulted in the Greek cross plan in church architecture” (Fletcher). The Byzantine Empire’s architecture were functional works of art that varied from the walls that fortified the city of Constantinople
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form 1987 until 1989. During this campaign‚ it is estimated that as many as 182‚000 Kurdish men‚ women‚ and children were killed by chemical weapon attacks‚ through mass executions‚ or because of horrible conditions and treatment in prison camps (Sinan‚ 2007). More then one third of the 3.5 million Kurds in northern Iraq were displaced and tens of thousands fell victim of forced disappearances (Amnesty International‚ 2012‚ p. 16). The campaign was lead by former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ’s
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Ottomans were a military empire which had high levels of rank divisions. It was built in 1616‚ during the rule of Ahmed I and is also known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque. The Chief architect responsible for the marvelous structures of that period was Sinan who changed the face of Islamic architecture by including various features like the pencil shaped minarets‚ semi domes‚ porticoes‚ fountains and the usage of a lot of windows. He contrasted the colors of the minarets and the domes with the minarets
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