Succession of the Sacred Topography of Constantinople/Istanbul: Reasons and Methods

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10.2991/icassee-19.2019.16How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Ottoman architecture; sacred topography; hierotopy; the replacement of shrines; kulliye

Abstract

The article discusses the process of forming the sacred topography of the new capital of the Ottoman Empire. After the conquest of Constantinople, the Ottomans who were not interested in creating a new hierotopia used the already prepared sacred topography of the Byzantine city. In turn, this topography was dictated by the features of the terrain and water supply. The Anatolian architecture has already developed some specific types of structures that served as markers of Islamization, and it was precisely such buildings that were included in the Ottoman program for the replacement of ancient shrines. The effectiveness of such a program is indicated, in particular, by European maps and engravings.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Evgenii Kononenko
PY  - 2019/11
DA  - 2019/11
TI  - Succession of the Sacred Topography of Constantinople/Istanbul: Reasons and Methods
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Art Studies: Science, Experience, Education (ICASSEE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 81
EP  - 84
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icassee-19.2019.16
DO  - 10.2991/icassee-19.2019.16
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