An essay on Byzantine architectural influence on the spatial organization of the architect Sinan’s square baldachin single-domed mosques

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Erarslan, A. (2018). An essay on Byzantine architectural influence on the spatial organization of the architect Sinan’s square baldachin single-domed mosques, (42), 165-179. doi:10.2298/ZOG1842165E
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Title

An essay on Byzantine architectural influence on the spatial organization of the architect Sinan’s square baldachin single-domed mosques

Subtitle
Author

Alev, Erarslan

Journal

Zograf

Volume
Issue

42

Start page

165

End page

179

ISSN

0350-1361

ISBN
DOI

10.2298/ZOG1842165E

URL

http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0350-13611842165E

Date

2018-2020/03/12/14:03:14

Abstract

The works of the Ottoman Empire’s Master Architect Sinan that he attached great importance to and produced the greatest in number were mosques. Mimar Sinan made use of multiple-support systems such as 4, 6 and 8-baldachins in his domed structures, planning the layouts of his domed buildings around the framework of these systems. In this article, five of Mimar Sinan’s square baldachin, singledomed mosques (Edirnekapı Mihrimah Sultan, Zal Mahmut Pasha, Lüleburgaz Sokullu Mehmet Pasha, Fatih Bali Pasha and Manisa Muradiye) are selected, aiming to present an essay on the observed influence of Byzantine architecture in the domed square-baldachin and adjacent spaces that form the main area of these buildings.

Keywords

Architect Sinan, Byzantine architecture, Ottoman architecture, single-domed mosque, square baldachin