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Macedonian rebels against the Ottoman Empire and their End…
Osmanlıya karşı isyan eden makedonların sonu.
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15th Century Constantinople, under the rule of Ottoman Empire. The last remainder of the once mighty Roman Empire.
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The city of Constantinople is at a geographic crossroads, straddling Europe and Asia Minor, and is divided by a sea lane called the Bosphorus Strait, which joins the Black Sea in the northeast and the Mediterranean Sea in the southwest. This strait has played a key role in the history of the city.
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Gazanfer Ağa Madrasa is located between Unkapanı and the Women’s Bazaar, next to the Bozdoğan Aqueduct. It was built by architect Davut Ağa on the order of Gazanfer Ağa, the main custodian of Sultan Mehmed III in the 16th century. The complex, comprised a madrasa, a tomb, a fountain, and a graveyard that was added later. This group of buildings provides an early example of a complex that was designed with a basic architectural program, a popular approach in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Shah Quli. Probably Istanbul, Turkey, mid-16th century
“Referred to as peri winged celestial creatures are among some of the most popular subjects in sixteenth-century Ottoman and Persian drawings and paintings. The exquisitely rendered composition typifies a distinct style of Ottoman drawing that combines sweeping, calligraphic lines with soft, feathery strokes, as is evident in the minute designs on the figure’s robe, cup, and bottle. Light washes of color add a sense of volume and texture to the form of this heavenly being.”
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