Sultanahmet, Istanbuls Historic Peninsula - Musealization and Urban Conservation

This book examines how the museum concept has expanded beyond the boundaries of a single building into the historic city itself through the process of musealization. By discussing the Sultanahmet district on Istanbul’s historic peninsula, the author provides insight into this important global phenomenon.

List of contents

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction: Historic City as a Museum
Chapter 2 Symbolic Centre of the Ottoman Empire
Chapter 3 Repurposing the Symbolic Monuments: A Strategy for Secularisation
Chapter 4 Sterilising an Emerging Tourist Destination
Chapter 5 Constructed Authenticity of a Tourism Centre
Chapter 6 Glorifying the Ottoman Past
Chapter 7 Conclusion: Musealisation as an Urban Process
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Pinar Aykaç is assistant professor at the Middle East Technical University.

Summary

This book examines how the museum concept has expanded beyond the boundaries of a single building into the historic city itself through the process of musealization. By discussing the Sultanahmet district on Istanbul's historic peninsula, the author provides insight into this important global phenomenon.

Product details

• Authors: Pinar Aykac, P& Aykaç, P¿nar Aykaç, Pinar Aykaç
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781793641687
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-168-7
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Ottoman Empire, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, Turkey, History of Architecture, Middle Eastern history, Other Geographical Groupings, Oceans & Seas, Türkiye / Turkey