OTTOMAN+EMPIRE-+ARTS-+SEAN



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  -During the reign of Sultan Ahmet III (1703-1730) the Ottoman’s arts were heavily developed (Ruggiero, 20) · Influences from Europe brought various new architectural styles, which lead to many lavish palaces comparable to Versailles being built · The import of the printing press developed the literary arts and books became more readily available · This period can be referred to as the Tulip Era because of Ahmet III’s fascination with the flower · The Janissaries were frustrated over the focus on the arts instead of expansion and militarization · This lead to him being forcibly removed, jailed and replaced by his nephew · There was little separation in between arts and crafts, they were regarded as the same · Various forms of art the Ottoman were famous for: calligraphy, carpets and pottery · Calligraphy was an art heavily influences by the Quran and Islam · Cini or ceramics was a form of Ottoman (Turkish in particular) art that began to develop in the 1400’s and continued in to present day Turkey · Cini featured animals, patterns and depictions of flowers, especially the tulip · Türk Sanat Müziği, or Ottoman Classical was the main type of music that devolved until the fall and continued to develop in Turkey [|(Turkish Cultural Association - Music)] · Ottoman Classical music was often about topics ranging from war to love · Ottoman architecture had some Persian and Islamic influences [|( Turkish Cultural Association- Architecture)]  · The Ottomans developed the idea of a bazaar ( an inspiration to the modern day shopping mall) · Some buildings such as Hagia Sofia were formerly Byzantine churches and were adapted into mosques by adding minarets



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