Book contents
- Architecture and Material Politics in the Fifteenth-Century Ottoman Empire
- Architecture and Material Politics in the Fifteenth-Century Ottoman Empire
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Note on Transliteration, Spelling, and Dates
- Acknowledgments
- Maps
- Introduction Material Politics of Architecture in a Fluid Empire
- One Imperial and Local Horizons
- Two Immersive Space
- Three Under the Influence
- Four Building Paradise
- Five An Ottoman Aesthetic
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Four - Building Paradise
Afterlife and Dynastic Politics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2022
Book contents
- Architecture and Material Politics in the Fifteenth-Century Ottoman Empire
- Architecture and Material Politics in the Fifteenth-Century Ottoman Empire
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Note on Transliteration, Spelling, and Dates
- Acknowledgments
- Maps
- Introduction Material Politics of Architecture in a Fluid Empire
- One Imperial and Local Horizons
- Two Immersive Space
- Three Under the Influence
- Four Building Paradise
- Five An Ottoman Aesthetic
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 4 focuses on the funerary complex of Murad II in Bursa. In its commemorative function, the Muradiye served to enhance dynastic prestige; tombs for members of the Ottoman family continued to be added until the mid-sixteenth century.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022