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    The document discusses early Ottoman architecture between 1300-1453. There were three main types of mosques - single domed, hypostyle, and T-plan. The first truly original Ottoman styles emerged in Iznik and Bursa, such as the Green Mosque in Iznik from 1391. Important construction techniques included thin square bricks, brick arches and domes covered with tiles, and stone used for important monuments. The Three Serefe Mosque built in Edirne in 1447 is provided as an example of early Ottoman architecture.

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    OTTOMANS

    Extension of Ottoman Empire in 1560s


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    EARLY OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE 1300-1453


    Three types of mosques: single domed, hypostyle and T plan. Single domed: common in western Anatolia, single cube covered with dome, entrance through three-bay portico, examples: Green Mosque in Iznik (1391), Bayezid Mosque in Mudurnu (1382) Hypostyle: repetition of smaller units, examples: Great Mosque of Bursa (1400), Old Mosque (1413) and Three Serefe Mosque in Edirne (1447) T plan: combination of mosque + dervish lodges, plan shape resembles T, similer to closed-court madrasa, examples: Murad I Mosque near Bursa (1385), Green Mosque of Mehmed I in Bursa (1419)

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    IZNIK and BURSA


    The first buildings in truly original Ottoman style were built in Iznik and Bursa.

    Green Mosque in Iznik (1391)


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    EDIRNE

    Three Serefe Mosque (1447)

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    BUILDING TECHNIQUES AND MATERIAL (EARLY OTTOMAN)


    Main building element: thin suqare brick Arches, vaults and domes are made of brick and covered with terracotta roof-tiles Walls are constructed of 2-3 courses of brick alternating with one course of stone (typical Byzantine influence) Important monuments often made of ashlar (finely cut) stone and brick domes were covered with lead. Decoration: re-use of Byzantine or Roman capitals, motifs, Turkish triangles, muqarnas, marble and glazed tile decorations

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    SULEJMANIJA DZAMIJA

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    SELIMIJA DZAMIJA Edirne

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    Shape Vocabulary
    Introducing the main idea of the structure

    Primary Elements Dome a Semi Dome b Wall c

    Sleymaniye 1550

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    Step 5
    Transfering the roof structure to the ground using shapes d and e

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