Mosque Complex of Bayezid I (Bursa, Turkey) : Tight view along the south elevation at the southwest corner
- 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-B3
- 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
- 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:
- 10169878
- PID:
- digcoll:1846191