Byzantine period
The early Byzantine architecture: the Hagia Sophia (Istanbul) built between 532 and 537, is widely regarded as the masterpiece of Byzantine architecture. The Chora Church Istanbul (Church of the Holy Saviour in the Country) (Kariye Camii, or Kariye Kilisesi ) is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church after the Byzantines took Constantinople back in 1261.
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Seljuks period
During the xii and xiii c of Seljuks a new unique artistic world was created integrating elements of Seljuk tradition from the Anatolian heartland to central Asia, from the Middle East to the old Mediterranean traditions.
Significant examples of this world are the xii c caravanserais built along the Silk route and the religious and public buildings of Konya the capital of Seljuks. The outer fortress of Konya and the Alaaddin Mosque, the Sirçali Madrasa, many small mosques and tombs with Seljukian stone carving are examples of Seljukian architectural elements.
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Seljuks Architecture
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Ottoman period
Turkish architecture reached its peak during the Ottoman period. Influenced by Seljuk, Byzantine and Arab architecture, Ottoman architecture came to develop a style all of its own. This architectural style reached its classical form after the conquest of Bisanzio, when the domed mosque with fluted minaret culminated in the construction of the great mosques of Istanbul by the master architect of the classical period, Mimar Sinan, the Süleymaniye Mosque and surrounding complex, is among Sinan's most renowned works. During the years 1720-1890, Ottoman art deviated from the principles of classical times. In the 18th century, during the Lale (Tulip) period, Ottoman art came under the influence of the excessive decorations of the west; Baroque, Rococo. Fountains became the characteristic structures of this period. Examples in Neoclassical, Baroque and Rococo styles, or a mixture of all three, are the Dolmabahçe Palace, Dolmabahçe Mosque
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Palaces
The Ishak Pasha palace which is a Turkish palace of Ottoman era built in 1685.
Dolmabahçe Palace, located at the European side of the Bosphorus the first European-style palace in Istanbul. View of the palace from Bosporus
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Dolmabahçe Palace
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