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Western Influence in Ottoman Lands
Turkey
‘Ottoman admiration for Western art, architecture and urbanism led to the birth of a new taste in the Tulip Period (1718–30).’
Ottoman admiration for Western art, architecture and urbanism led to the birth of a new taste in the Tulip Period (1718–30). Increasingly during the following decades, Baroque and Rococo features were introduced to the Ottoman style, thus the Empire, Neo-Classical and Eclectic styles became quite common in the 19th century.
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Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Hegira 1169 / AD 1755 Ottoman
Çemberlitaş, Istanbul, Türkiye
With the curvilinear forms of both the plan and decoration, Nur-u Osmaniye Mosque is the most original monument of Ottoman Baroque architecture.
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