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The First National Architecture Movement (Turkish: Birinci Ulusal Mimarlık Akımı) was an architectural movement led by Turkish architects Vedat Tek (1873–1942) and Mimar Kemaleddin Bey (1870–1927). Followers of the movement wanted to create a new and "national" architecture, which was based on motifs from Seljuk and Ottoman architecture.
Compared to the Anatolian Seljuk architecture that came before it, Ottoman architecture treated stone carving as a less important decorative medium. [250] In the early Ottoman period, an exception to this paucity of traditional stone carving is the Green Mosque in Bursa, which features skilled carving of marble surfaces into vegetal arabesque ...
The architecture of Istanbul describes a large mixture of structures which reflect the many influences that have made an indelible mark in all districts of the city. The ancient part of the city (the historic peninsula) is still partially surrounded by the Walls of Constantinople , erected in the 5th century by Emperor Theodosius II to protect ...
The Grand Post Office in Sirkeci, Istanbul, is considered to be the first building built in the Turkish Neoclassical style. The First national architectural movement (Turkish: Birinci Ulusal Mimarlık Akımı), also referred to in Turkey as the National architectural Renaissance (Turkish: Millî Mimari Rönesansı), or Turkish Neoclassical architecture (Turkish: Neoklasik Türk Üslûbu), was ...
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Rock-cut architecture in Monks Valley, Paşabağ, Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia. In the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, the Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan defeated the Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV , marking the end of Byzantine rule in Anatolia and the beginning of Turkish pre-eminence in the region.
Architecture of Turkey; List of architects; List of Turkish people; Ottoman architecture; References This page was last edited on 20 December 2024 ...
The tower, which embodies both local tradition and modernity, mirrors the prestigious image of the CBR. It is the tallest building in both Istanbul and Turkey, boasting a construction area of around 300,000 m 2 (3,230,000 sq ft) and standing at 60 storeys tall. The lower levels contain a conference hall, museum, library, restaurant, sports ...