Selimiye Mosque Research Articles

The Perception of Spatial Atmosphere in Traditional and Modern Mosques in Aesthetic Context

The concept of aesthetic has been transformed and re-contextualized through the consecutive centuries to find a stable place in the discipline of architecture. We may claim that the stability has been generally provided by spaces having the power of affecting its experiencers emotionally by the help of sensory perception. The discipline of phenomenology set the theoretical scene for such experience quality in architectural spaces, which can be analyzed in historical, social, and religious contexts.
 In this framework, the article aims to emphasize the significance of the relationship between the disciplines of aesthetics and architecture in Turkey through the aesthetic image of the spatial atmosphere via the evaluations of experiencers of the mosques in traditional and modern styles to comprehend the image of aesthetic experience. Methodologically, the analysis is based on an online questionnaire to understand the perceptual differences of the survey participants based on the image of aesthetic experience in these two different mosque styles. In conclusion, the Sancaklar and Selimiye Mosques show that, although the experiencers were open to the new concepts in contemporary mosque designs, their religious teachings with the traditionalist background generally prevent them adopting the Sancaklar Mosque. Thus, the majority of the survey participators preferred to visit and pray in the Selimiye Mosque as the masterpiece of the Ottoman style while the Sancaklar Mosque reflecting the modern approach was found insufficient to manifest the traditional Islamic language that the survey participators are accustomed to.

İstanbul’da özel konumlarda yer alan bazı son dönem yapıları üzerinden Sinan’ın mimarlığını anlamak

Sinan's last works, which include the designs after the Selimiye Mosque design; while being fed by Sinan's past works, the past has brought a new horizon to the foundation with different design experiments. In this period, some of the buildings outside of Istanbul were built by their assistants; Although there were deviations from the basic principles, Sinan, who took part in the construction processes of the last period buildings in Istanbul with his assistants, brought the structures of special importance to the city in this period. Within the scope of the research, the four structures that Sinan built on the coast of Istanbul, which are considered important in the last periods of his life, and which are at the forefront of the city silhouette; Azapkapı Sokullu Mehmet Pasha Mosque, Şemsi Ahmet Pasha Mosque, Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque and Molla Çelebi Mosque, and the Messiah Mehmet Pasha Mosque and Nişancı Mehmet Pasha Mosque in the historical peninsula will be examined. The fact that the mentioned mosques are located on the coastline and/or on the historical peninsula; It will be observed what kind of effects and orientations it causes in the plan plane and in the context of height; At the same time, the structure of the structural system used by Sinan in these last period mosques and the differences in the layout will be examined comparatively. In the conclusion section; The innovations and developments that Sinan brought to the classical period architecture in his last period will be revealed through the design decisions applied in mosques and complexes in important urban points, which were examined in detail throughout the study.

THE SELIMIYE MOSQUE OF EDIRNE, TURKEY – AN IMMERSIVE AND INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE USING HTC VIVE

Abstract. Recent advances in contemporary Virtual Reality (VR) technologies are going to have a significant impact on veryday life. Through VR it is possible to virtually explore a computer-generated environment as a different reality, and to immerse oneself into the past or in a virtual museum without leaving the current real-life situation. For such the ultimate VR experience, the user should only see the virtual world. Currently, the user must wear a VR headset which fits around the head and over the eyes to visually separate themselves from the physical world. Via the headset images are fed to the eyes through two small lenses. Cultural heritage monuments are ideally suited both for thorough multi-dimensional geometric documentation and for realistic interactive visualisation in immersive VR applications. Additionally, the game industry offers tools for interactive visualisation of objects to motivate users to virtually visit objects and places. In this paper the generation of a virtual 3D model of the Selimiye mosque in the city of Edirne, Turkey and its processing for data integration into the game engine Unity is presented. The project has been carried out as a co-operation between BİMTAŞ, a company of the Greater Municipality of Istanbul, Turkey and the Photogrammetry & Laser Scanning Lab of the HafenCity University Hamburg, Germany to demonstrate an immersive and interactive visualisation using the new VR system HTC Vive. The workflow from data acquisition to VR visualisation, including the necessary programming for navigation, is described. Furthermore, the possible use (including simultaneous multiple users environments) of such a VR visualisation for a CH monument is discussed in this contribution.

Three Dimensional Digital Terrain Model Approach for the Projection of Urban Silhoutte – The Case of Edirne

The world's leading cities are remembered with the structures identified with that city, symbolizing the city alone, creating adequate images concerning the city.Within the scope of the study, the urban silhouette model is created by using three dimensional digital terrain model for the protection of Selimiye Mosque's rapidly disappearing silhouette which is one of the essential elements of the urban identity of Edirne chosen as an example and is on the Unesco World Heritage list. This model, at the same time, contributes to creating the legal basis for restricting the rights of construction intended for the protection of urban silhouette.

Nonagons in the Hagia Sophia and the Selimiye Mosque

One of the classical topics in geometry is the ruler and compass construction of good approximations of the regular nonagon. We propose a method to choose a desired error of approximation, based on new linear third-order recurrence relations. It is related to patterns shown on the balustrade of minbar of Selimiye Mosque in Edirne (Turkey, 1569–1575), where apparently regular nonagons are placed over a net of regular hexagons. This kind of ornament also occurs in Hagia Sophia in the minbar, in freezes stucco carvings and in window grilles. In Medieval Islamic art and architecture the use of the nonagon is not frequent, but it is remarkable that this particular grid of interlocked nonagons and hexagons appears in the decorations of the works of Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan. The pattern is present in his masterpiece, the Selimiye Mosque, in the Hagia Sophia and in other works in the Istanbul city. Looking at practical ways for the construction of the pattern, we provide simple procedures to obtain angles close to 40° that could have been useful for a craftsman to realize the nonagonal geometric designs. In particular, almost regular nonagons are constructed using some elementary shapes that are related with semi-regular tessellations. We compare the patterns obtained through theoretical considerations to those displayed in the examples given above. Several hypotheses are proposed for the practical construction of the interlocked hexagonal patterns for nonagons.

3D City Modelling with Oblique Photogrammetry Method

Abstract The urbanization is increasing exponentially all over the world. Technology-based devices and services such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, vehicle navigation systems and internet map services have been observed in a rapid growth of urbanization. The ability to extend two-dimensional analytical functionality into the third dimension is one of the most significant developments in GIS technology. Modelling objects in 3D (three-dimension) has been very useful for some urban applications such as planning, management, representation of the urban sceneries etc. Nowadays, 3D city models play a more and more important role in GIS. Also 3D city modelling is one of the most growing research topics in the technology of photogrammetry. This paper presents first and initial studies in Turkey of creating 3D city model from aerial images using oblique photogrammetry method. For this project, a 3D city model of Konya city in Turkey, is prepared in three level of detail (LoD). The fourth, also the last, level (LoD4) is used to texture interior of the buildings for only 5 historical, touristic and religious buildings: Mevlana Museum, Selimiye Mosque, Serafettin Mosque, Aziziye Mosque, Ince Minareli Madrasa (Museum). This is also the first application example on 3D city modelling by using oblique photogrammetry in Turkey.

Enez experience on the education of biomedical project design and authorship; international scientific summer school, 2014.

Enez experience on the education of biomedical project design and authorship; international scientific summer school, 2014.

EXAMINATION OF KALEMISI WORKS IN KONYA SULTAN SELIM-SELIMIYE MOSQUE IN TERMS OF GRAPHICAL ASPECT

Kalemisi works that is one of adorning arts has long-standing background and accumulation. This accumulation covers a large scale of our culture history and has been existed in many fields. It has been applied on plaster, stone, marble, leather, cloth, paper and wooden surfaces and permanent works have been composed. In this study, hand carved works of Selimiye Mosque were examined. We tried to consider the point regarding graphic elements as line, color, texture, style- shape, size and direction frame. We aimed to evaluate together with graphic principles as entirety - conformity, rate-proportion, rhythm, visual continuity, balance, emphases and contradiction values. Adorning that was applied to area, standing within entirety at current structure of architecture project, conformity in colors, thickness rate at lines, the colors affects to area at lightening amount of mosques, texture that was composed on the wall, the conformity of place to architectural structure of place regarding style and shape, also motifs balance within composition among units regarding dimension with architectural project have been evaluated. Regarding graphic principles, the entirety of study and conformity within this entirety, the rate and proportion that provides this conformity, rhythm and visual continuity of motifs within themselves have been examined. It has been researched that how, in what rate used color and composition density was tried to be provided as balance and the concepts as contradiction, emphasis at those stated points were tried to get benefit in what rate and measure. Keywords: Turkish – Islamic Art, Adorning, Hand carved work, Graphic Design Principles and Components.

Structural Analysis Comparing The Minarets of The Selimiye Mosque with Ince Minaret Madrasa

Structural Analysis Comparing The Minarets of The Selimiye Mosque with Ince Minaret Madrasa

The 1912–13 Balkan Wars and the Siege of Edirne

Depending on the angle of view, the first and second Balkan1 wars of 1912–13 have been considered either as the culmination of a freedom struggle2 for the Christian nations of south-eastern Europe ...

Sinan's Arşin: A Survey Of Ottoman Architectural Metrology

Koca Sinan, the chief architect of the Ottoman Empire for half a century (1538-88), is one of the most eminent representatives of Turkish culture. His genius in unifying art and technology has also been the subject of a vast number of studies by Turkish and other scholars. There still exist, however, several unknowns about Sinan and his architecture. The cubit, or ell, measure (ar?zn, ar~un, or zira') that he was depicted holding in his hand as the emblem of chief architect, for instance, has never been scrutinized.1 When architectural historians today encounter a measurement given in numbers of arzn, owing to the lack of reliable information on Ottoman metrology, they must resort to converting it into the metric system simply by taking the latest recorded length of the mimar arznz (architect's cubit). In reporting Sinan's claim that the Selimiye Mosque has outstriped Hagia Sophia in the size of its dome, for instance, Gulru Necipoglu appears to have done that when she puts the approximate metric equivalents in brackets:

The "Muezzin Mahfili" and Pool of the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne

The "Muezzin Mahfili" and Pool of the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne