Islamic Gardens with a Special Emphasis on the Ottoman Paradise Gardens:The Sense of Place between Imagery and Reality
Journal: Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies
Year: 2011

Paradise represents beauty and happiness in almost every culture. It has contributed to shape the history of mankind and colored public perception. This paper explores paradise gardens in Ottoman culture. The research unfolds the relevance of gardens to paradise imagery. The construction of paradise in Qur‟an frames and sets the trajectory of analysis. The investigation is furthered with reflections of the imagery on the decorative arts focusing on the relationship between garden and city in the