ARCH 212 1nd Edition Lecture 7Outline of Last Lecture I. Discussion on Andrea Palladio’s The Four Books on ArchitectureOutline of Current Lecture I. Hagia SophiaII. Topkapi PalaceIII.Palazzo Del TeIV.Rustem Pasa MosqueV. Sehzade Mehmed MosqueVI. Uc Serefeli MosqueVII. Mosque of Selim IIVIII. Suleymaniye ComplexIX.IL. Redentore Current LectureI. Hagia Sophia- Located in Istanbul, Turkey- When the Ottoman Empire invade Constantinople (now Istanbul) they didn’t destroy or steal anything from this building- Instead they add features and parts to the buildingII. Topkapi Palace- Located in Istanbul- Elevated off the ground - Occupied by the Ottoman royalty- Interior filled with windows - Has cushions on the floor (start of the sofa)- Emphasize on material and functionIII.Palazzo Del Te- Located in Mantua, Italy- Designed by Giulio Romano- Student of RaphaelThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Bilateral symmetry in plan- Open garden space in the center- Exterior décor: voussoir* breaking into the pedimenti. Keystone* has rusticationii. Wouldn’t be stable; just for decoration- Interior: paintings of the owner’s horses- Saladei Giganti or the Hall of the Giantsi. Room with painted walls by Romanoii. Gives the illusion of a domed room with curved wallsIV.Rustem Pasa Mosque- Located in Istanbul; in a large market center- Designed by Mimar Sinan; trained as an engineer in the Ottoman army- The mosque itself is on the top floors with shop space on the bottom floor i. The spaces are rented out to benefit the mosque- Includes a separate entrance for women that leads to a balcony in the worship areai. Now that area is used as a private women’s area- The interior walls are lined with blue tileV. Sehzade Mehmed Mosque- Located in Istanbul- Designed by Mimar Sinan- Includes a tea house, baths, school, and soup kitchens- Has a lot of muqarnas* on the walls, in the subdomes and domeVI. Uc Serefeli Mosque- Located in Edirne, Turkey- No known architect- Includes a soup kitchen, baths, and shopping/marketplace- Faces in the direction of Mecca (Islamic holy city)- Courtyard that has a water fountain for washing up before going into the worshiparea- Referred to as a kulliye*VII. Mosque of Selim II- Located in Edirne, Turkey- Designed by Mimar Sinan- Also called the Selimiye Mosque- Includes a school, baths, soup kitchens, and a marketplace- Sinan wanted to build the mosque larger than the Hagia Sophia which was originally a Christian church- The dome sits higher than the Hagia Sophia i. Used more piers* and flying buttresses for support- puts emphasis on squares and circles in the plan- Interior: very decorative; creates a unified space with the centered dome- Grand façades on each side of the main buildingVIII. Suleymaniye Complex- Located in Istanbul, Turkey- Designed by Mimar Sinan- Includes restaurants, marketplace, hospital, and Sinan’s tomb- On the top of a hill- Features a series of cascading domesIX. IL. Redentore- Located in Venice, Italy- Designed by Palladio- Framed view by the piers and pediments- Dome framed by the towers - Unified interior that leads to the altar*Key TermsVoussoir- wedge-shaped element, typically a stone, used in building an arch or vault.Keystone- wedge-shaped stone piece at the top of a vault or arch; the last piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into positionMuqarnas- honeycomb-like shaped nichesKulliye- Arabic word for community; Turkish word for organization for organization of spaces that benefit the communityPiers- upright support for a structure or
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