OTTOMAN CAIRO - Religious Architecture from Sultan Selim to Napoleon

A unique, richly illustrated study of Ottoman religious buildings standing today in CairoWith the conquest in 1517 CE of Egypt by the Ottomans, Cairo lost its position as the capital of the Islamic empire to Istanbul but it retained an eminent position as the second most important city, with Egypt still regarded as one of the wealthiest provinces of the new empire. Round minarets with pointed hoods, as symbols of the new rulers, began filling the landscape alongside the octagonal minarets with pavilion tops of the Mamluks, new mosques, zawiyas, and madrasas/takiyas were built to emphasize the continuation of Sunni Islamic rule, while the use of tiles imported from Turkey introduced new decorative styles to the city's existing rich carvings and marble paneling. This book invites readers and students to revisit a long-overlooked era of Cairo's architectural evolution, offering a unique, comprehensive study of Ottoman religious buildings still standing today. It provides detailed descriptions and walk-throughs of the buildings covered, visually, through its rich collection of plans, line drawings, and photographs, and through the narrative that infuses each image with life, shedding light on the continuous evolution of architecture in Cairo even after the city had ceased to be the capital of the Islamic empire.

Sommario

Acknowledgments
Preface
Note to the Reader
List of Illustrations

Historical Introduction
The Origin of the Ottomans and the Architecture of the Beyliks in Anatolia
The Ottomans of Egypt

Chapter 1: The Bridge from Mamluk to Ottoman in the Early Sixteenth Century
The Mosque and Madrasa of Khayrbak (1502–20)
The Takiya of Ibrahim al-Kulshani (1519)
The Zawiya of Hasan al-Rumi (1522)
The Role of Sufism at the Beginning of the Ottoman Period
The Zawiya and Dome of Shaykh Seoud (1534)
The Mosque of Shahin al-Khalwati (1537)

Chapter 2: Buildings of the Sixteenth Century
The Buildings of Suleiman Pasha
The Mosque of Suleiman al-Khadim in the Citadel (1528)
The Mosque of Suleiman Pasha in Bulaq (1531)
The Takiya-Madrasa Suleimaniya (1543)
The Mosque of Muhibb al-Din Abu al-Tayyib (early 16th century)
The Mausoleum Dome of Prince Suleiman
The Mosque of Dawud Pasha (1548)
The Mosque of Mahmud Pasha (1567)
The Mosque of Sinan Pasha
The Mosque of Messih Pasha (1575)
The Mosque of Murad Pasha (1578)

Chapter 3: Buildings of the Seventeenth Century
The Mosque of al-Malika Safiya (1610)
The Mosque of al-Burdayni (1616–29)
The Mosque of Alti Barmak (1621–22 and 1711)
The Mosque of Yusuf Agha al-Hin (1625)
The Mosque of Taghribirdi (1634)
The Mosque of Marzuq al-Ahmadi (1635)
The Zawiya of Ridwan Bey (1650)
The Mosque of ‘Uqba ibn ‘Amir (1655)
The Mosque of ‘Abidy Bey (1660)
Ribat al-Athar, also known as Athar al-Nabi (1662)
The Mosque of Aqsunqur al-Faraqani al-Habashli (1669)
The Mosque of Mustafa Jorbagi Mirza (1698)

Chapter 4: Buildings of the Eighteenth Century
The work of ‘Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda: The Zawiya (1729)
The Mosque of al-Amir ‘Uthman Katkhuda al-Qazdughli (1734)
The Mosque of al-Fakahani (1735)
The Mosque of al-Shaykh Mutahhar (1744)
The Complex of Sultan Mahmud I (1750)
The work of ‘Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda: Al-Azhar Mosque (1753)
The Mosque of Yusuf Jorbagi (1763)
The Mosque of Muhammad Bek Abu al-Dhahab (1774)
The Takiya Refa‘iya (1774)
The Mosque of al-Sadat al-Wafa’iya (1784)

Conclusion

Annex: Four Ottoman Sabil-Kuttabs
An Introduction
Sabil of Khusruw Pasha (1535)
Sabil of Taghribirdi (1634)
Sabil of Sultan Mahmud I (1750)
Sabil of Mustafa III (1758)

List of Ottoman Governors in Egypt

Glossary
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Chahinda Karim (1943–2021) was adjunct professor of Islamic art and architecture at the American University in Cairo, where she held full-time teaching positions during several intervals from 1984 onward. She was also adjunct professor at Helwan University for almost twenty years. She obtained her BA and MA from the American University in Cairo, and her PhD in Islamic art and architecture from Cairo University. She wrote widely on Mamluk architecture, particularly the Bahri Mamluk period, for journal articles and collected volumes.

Riassunto

A unique, richly illustrated study of Ottoman religious buildings standing today in Cairo

With the conquest in 1517 CE of Egypt by the Ottomans, Cairo lost its position as the capital of the Islamic empire to Istanbul but it retained an eminent position as the second most important city, with Egypt still regarded as one of the wealthiest provinces of the new empire. Round minarets with pointed hoods, as symbols of the new rulers, began filling the landscape alongside the octagonal minarets with pavilion tops of the Mamluks, new mosques, zawiyas, and madrasas/takiyas were built to emphasize the continuation of Sunni Islamic rule, while the use of tiles imported from Turkey introduced new decorative styles to the city’s existing rich carvings and marble paneling.

This book invites readers and students to revisit a long-overlooked era of Cairo’s architectural evolution, offering a unique, comprehensive study of Ottoman religious buildings still standing today. It provides detailed descriptions and walk-throughs of the buildings covered, visually, through its rich collection of plans, line drawings, and photographs, and through the narrative that infuses each image with life, shedding light on the continuous evolution of architecture in Cairo even after the city had ceased to be the capital of the Islamic empire.

Prefazione

A unique, richly illustrated study of Ottoman religious buildings standing today in Cairo

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Chahinda Karim, Dr Chahinda Karim, Dr. Chahinda Karim
• Editore: The American University in Cairo Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781649030849
• ISBN: 978-1-64903-084-9
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni: 248 mm x 202 mm x 29 mm
• Peso: 1162 g
• Illustrazioni: 189 b&w and 18 color illus.
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura