Mosque Complex of Bayezid I (Bursa, Turkey) : Ablution fountain located near the mosque, detail showing tile work

Creator:

unknown (Islamic)

Published/Created:

Bursa, Marmara, Turkey
1855 (restoration); ca. 1400

Date Depicted:

10/25/1997
500 AD - 1499 AD

Materials:

Iznik tile
marble
stone

Notes:

The several important buildings preserved from the early Ottoman period exemplify the Ottoman pattern of urbanization whereby sultans successively built architectural complexes (kulliye) in unurbanized parts of the city, which then became the nuclei of new quarters. The city was also an international centre for the silk and textile trade. Bayezid i Yildirim (Bayezid the Thunderbolt; reigned 1389-1402) chose a hill to the east of the city for his complex (1390-1395), which comprises a Bursa-type mosque, madrasa, tomb for the founder and bath, along with a kitchen, hospital and palace (destroyed). In the commercial centre he commissioned the congregational mosque (Ulu Cami; 1396-1400), a large (68 x 56 m) rectangular building with 12 piers supporting 20 domed bays. [The complex underwent extensive renovation following the 1855 Bursa earthquake.]

Variant Titles:

Bayzid I Kulliye

Topics:

Architecture -- Turkey -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Ottoman

Culture:

Islamic
Turkish

Accession Number:

1A3-I-T-GRM-F6

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
mosques (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; rulers and leaders; Bayezid I, Sultan of the Turks, ca. 1360-1403; Ottoman Empire and its heritage construction buildings; religious buildings; mosques; complexes; sites (locations); historic sites fountain: ablution fountain

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Two

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/25/1997

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10169893

PID:

digcoll:1797706