Mihrimah Sultan Külliyesi at Üsküdar - <p>The eighteenth lesson in a 22 lesson course on Monuments of Islamic Architecture developed by Professors Gulru Necipoglu and David Roxburgh at the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University. This lesson explores: What does the term “decorum” mean when it is applied to architecture?&nbsp;</p><p></p><p></p><ul><li>In what ways was architectural decorum informed social and territorial hierarchies in the Ottoman empire?&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>How did a sultanic mosque differ from a mosque commissioned by a queen, princess or a vizier in terms of its architectural layout and features?&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>What were the innovations Sinan introduce into the Ottoman architectural idiom?</li></ul><p></p><p></p><div><br></div><div><br></div><p></p>
Lesson 18: Chief Court Architect Sinan and His Autobiography
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2019

The eighteenth lesson in a 22 lesson course on Monuments of Islamic Architecture developed by Professors Gulru Necipoglu and David Roxburgh at the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University. This lesson explores: What does the term “decorum” mean when it is applied to architecture? 

  • In what ways was architectural decorum informed social and territorial hierarchies in the Ottoman empire? 
  • How did a sultanic mosque differ from a mosque commissioned by a queen, princess or a vizier in terms of its architectural layout and features? 
  • What were the innovations Sinan introduce into the Ottoman architectural idiom?



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Necipoglu, Gulru and David Roxburgh. “Chief Court Architect Sinan and His Autobiography.” Lesson 18/22 presentation developed for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture Education Programme, 2019.

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