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16th century

When a Dome Became a Language

Ottoman Central-Dome Mosque

Courtyard and minarets of the Süleymaniye Mosque.
The Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul.Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source record

The Moment

The central dome became the organizing principle of a new monumental Islamic architectural tradition.

The Rethink

Architectural traditions could be inherited, transformed and reinterpreted.