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EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE - 20... THE MAUSOLEUM OF ABDULHAMIT
The mausoleum of Abdulhamit I is one of the important tombs to be visited in Istanbul.
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The mausoleum of Abdulhamit I is one of the important tombs to be visited in Istanbul.
Mausoleums are special structures constructed for the Ottoman sultans and their families, statesmen that played important role in history and religious leaders. Mausoleums are constructed as a sign of respect to important people and the names of those people are carried to next generations.
Mausoleums can be constructed in many different styles like small structures with open or covered ceilings and they can also be very grandiose. These mausoleums with unique examples of decorations on it are the milestones of history of architecture.
One third of Turkey’s cultural and natural properties are located in Istanbul. Nearly 25 thousand of the 75 thousand cultural and natural properties lie in Istanbul. Until today 700 mausoleums were built in the city and 487 of them still exist. 120 of these mausoleums have an artistic value and are administered by General Directorate of Monuments and Museums of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Many historical structures and buildings have been renovated since Istanbul was elected as the European Capital of Culture for 2010.
This year, 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency also contributed to the service provided in the mausoleums. Additionally, there are initiatives to gather some artifacts belonging to different mausoleums in a single museum.
The mausoleum of Abdulhamit I is one of the most important mausoleums in Istanbul and bear the name of a complex built by Sultan Abdülhamit I himself. Generally the settlements in Islamic societies gathered around these complexes. This complex consists of a mosque and a shrine at its center along with a school, library and a hospital.
According to the old sources, there was a monastery in the complex which is today situated in Eminönü’s Bahçeşehir district.
Sultan Abdulhamit I wanted to construct a mosque in the vacant area. Later on he backed down the idea as there was already a very holy mosque in the area, the Yeni Cami.
Instead of building two mosques side by side, Abdülhamit I dedicated the new building to the elderly and sick as a shelter. The almshouse was demolished after some time and today only the mausoleum remains.
The mosque inside the complex also served as a center for forums, ceremonies and meetings. These social complexes reflect the developed Islamic architecture style introduced by the Abbasids.
Some of the best examples representing this style were given by Mimar Sinan, the Great Architect.
Sultan Abdülhamit I had the complex built between 1776 and 1777. It was built of marble and lead in a Baroque Style.
The mausoleum of Abdulhamit I had a backyard as seen in all the other examples. There is a sulus script writing, one of the examples of Islamic calligraphy, on the outer court door. Verses from the Holy Quran are written in sulus script writing on the doors.
The sulus script writing is commonly used in epigraphs and grave stones as well. This type of writing is formed by circular and curved lines.
From the backyard one can easily pass to another yard which is covert. This mausoleum, which is decorated with pen, is illuminated by 26 windows.
Ottomans generally had the inner walls and ceilings of their mosques, mausoleums, palaces, kiosks, pavilions and summer resorts decorated with calligraphy style. The original examples of this calligraphy style rarely exist today. These artistic decorations are preserved with care as they reflect the artistic style, sense of decoration and composition of the era.
The mausoleum of Abdulhamit I also has a vital importance in the Islamic world as there is a marble inside the mausoleum having the footprints of Prophet Muhammad.
This mausoleum like all others has an important place in the belief tourism. For this reason projects are launched for the conservation of these historical structures.
The buildings which are reconstructed are open to public. In the restoration works carried on in the Mausoleum of Abdulhamit I, all the gold foils and writings were renewed and the 500-square meter area was totally cleaned.
All these works add new values of historical and cultural richness to Istanbul as one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2010.
TRT.WORLD
Mausoleums are special structures constructed for the Ottoman sultans and their families, statesmen that played important role in history and religious leaders. Mausoleums are constructed as a sign of respect to important people and the names of those people are carried to next generations.
Mausoleums can be constructed in many different styles like small structures with open or covered ceilings and they can also be very grandiose. These mausoleums with unique examples of decorations on it are the milestones of history of architecture.
One third of Turkey’s cultural and natural properties are located in Istanbul. Nearly 25 thousand of the 75 thousand cultural and natural properties lie in Istanbul. Until today 700 mausoleums were built in the city and 487 of them still exist. 120 of these mausoleums have an artistic value and are administered by General Directorate of Monuments and Museums of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Many historical structures and buildings have been renovated since Istanbul was elected as the European Capital of Culture for 2010.
This year, 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency also contributed to the service provided in the mausoleums. Additionally, there are initiatives to gather some artifacts belonging to different mausoleums in a single museum.
The mausoleum of Abdulhamit I is one of the most important mausoleums in Istanbul and bear the name of a complex built by Sultan Abdülhamit I himself. Generally the settlements in Islamic societies gathered around these complexes. This complex consists of a mosque and a shrine at its center along with a school, library and a hospital.
According to the old sources, there was a monastery in the complex which is today situated in Eminönü’s Bahçeşehir district.
Sultan Abdulhamit I wanted to construct a mosque in the vacant area. Later on he backed down the idea as there was already a very holy mosque in the area, the Yeni Cami.
Instead of building two mosques side by side, Abdülhamit I dedicated the new building to the elderly and sick as a shelter. The almshouse was demolished after some time and today only the mausoleum remains.
The mosque inside the complex also served as a center for forums, ceremonies and meetings. These social complexes reflect the developed Islamic architecture style introduced by the Abbasids.
Some of the best examples representing this style were given by Mimar Sinan, the Great Architect.
Sultan Abdülhamit I had the complex built between 1776 and 1777. It was built of marble and lead in a Baroque Style.
The mausoleum of Abdulhamit I had a backyard as seen in all the other examples. There is a sulus script writing, one of the examples of Islamic calligraphy, on the outer court door. Verses from the Holy Quran are written in sulus script writing on the doors.
The sulus script writing is commonly used in epigraphs and grave stones as well. This type of writing is formed by circular and curved lines.
From the backyard one can easily pass to another yard which is covert. This mausoleum, which is decorated with pen, is illuminated by 26 windows.
Ottomans generally had the inner walls and ceilings of their mosques, mausoleums, palaces, kiosks, pavilions and summer resorts decorated with calligraphy style. The original examples of this calligraphy style rarely exist today. These artistic decorations are preserved with care as they reflect the artistic style, sense of decoration and composition of the era.
The mausoleum of Abdulhamit I also has a vital importance in the Islamic world as there is a marble inside the mausoleum having the footprints of Prophet Muhammad.
This mausoleum like all others has an important place in the belief tourism. For this reason projects are launched for the conservation of these historical structures.
The buildings which are reconstructed are open to public. In the restoration works carried on in the Mausoleum of Abdulhamit I, all the gold foils and writings were renewed and the 500-square meter area was totally cleaned.
All these works add new values of historical and cultural richness to Istanbul as one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2010.
TRT.WORLD
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