Floral Ornaments on the Entrances of Ottoman Buildings

Abstract

Islamic art was characterized by several features, such as the artists' aspire to embellish their structures and practical master pieces with all decorative types, such as living beings, geometrical, graphical and floral motifs. However, when Islamic religion prohibited the applying of living beings, the geometrical, graphical and floral ornaments became lavishly applied. Applying such ornaments in architecture; this research is concerned with the floral ornaments that have been found embellishing the entrances' masses of the Ottoman epoch structures in Cairo. This research is divided into an introduction, three main items, followed by a conclusion, beside some figures. -The introduction: encloses an outline of floral motifs and their different shapes that were applied on entrances of the Ottoman epoch structures; -Item I: encloses the actual style of the applied floral ornaments ; -Item II: encloses the modified style of the applied floral ornaments; -Item III: encloses a brief description of the places where floral motifs were applied to Ottoman structures