Mosque-Building on the Ottoman-Venetian Frontier, circa 1550-1650: The Phenomenon of Square-Tower Minarets Revisited

In the Balkan region of Herzegovina is found a series of Ottoman-period mosques distinguished by minarets of an atypical form: unlike standard Ottoman designs with cylindrical or polygonal minaret shafts, the square plan of these minarets makes them more reminiscent of bell towers. Despite this sali...

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Subtitles:Mosque-Building on the Ottoman-Venetian Frontier, circa fifteen fifty till sixteen fifty
Main Author: Hartmuth, Maximilian (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: Muqarnas
Year: 2018, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 175-191
Further subjects:B provincialism
B Ottoman Architecture
B mosque
B Church Architecture
B Regionalism
B Islamic Architecture
B Balkans
B minaret
B Syncretism
B Adriatic
B Herzegovina
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