Constantinopolis/Istanbul
Subtitle: cultural encounter, imperial vision, and the construction of the Ottoman capital
By: Cigdem Kafescioglu.
Series: Buildings, landscapes, and societies
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9780271027760
Subjects: Architecture, Ottoman -- Turkey -- Istanbul; Architecture, Islamic -- Turkey -- Istanbul; Architecture and state -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 15th century; Architecture and state -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- History -- 16th century; Istanbul (Turkey) -- Buildings, structures, etc; Istanbul (Turkey) -- In art
Genres: In art.
Description: "Studies the reconstruction of Byzantine Constantinople as the capital city of the Ottoman empire following its capture in 1453, delineating the complex interplay of socio-political, architectural, visual, and literary processes that underlay the city's transformation"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Between Edirne and Kostantiniyye: the city's first Ottoman years; title: Constructing the city: the architectural projects; title: The urban program and Mehmed's foundation; title: The patronage of the new ruling elite; title: Memory, space, and vision in constructions of the Ottoman capital city; title: Representing the city: Constantinople and its images; title: Istanbul inhabited; title: Epilogue: a picture from circa 1537.