Romanesque bell towers and Ottoman clock towers: the meeting between two cultures?
Sesar, Dora (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Vračević, Marko (University of Džemal Bijedić)

Data:	2023
Resum:	In the territory of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, a Christian population lived until the 15th century. When in the 15th century the Ottomans conquered this territory, they brought the Islamic religion and influences to the areas of everyday life, culture, art, and architecture. However, the connections between the Christian and the new Islamic world continued to intertwine in this region, which still today is characterized by a blend of multiple cultures. In this article, the authors explore the influence of Christian Romanesque architecture on the construction of Islamic structures after the conquest of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian territory. Throughout the entire Middle Ages and later, the neighbouring Croatian region of Dalmatia was a centre of cultural life in the Adriatic and received various influences from Western European countries. Dalmatia has been directly connected to the Bosnian-Herzegovinian region for centuries. It is known from sources that Dalmatian citizens founded colonies in the Ottoman Bosnia and Herzegovina region and participated in various aspects of life, including the construction of new Islamic structures. The Ottomans began building clock towers for the first time in the Balkans, and these structures would only spread to other Ottoman lands and present-day Turkey two centuries later. Based on the significant similarities between Christian Romanesque bell towers and Islamic clock towers, both in floor plans, decoration, and utility, the authors try to answer the question: Is it possible that builders from Dalmatia, carrying influences from the past Romanesque style, influenced the construction of the Ottoman clock towers?.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Comunicació de congrés
Matèria:	Romanesque architecture ; Bell towers ; Ottoman architecture ; Ottoman clock towers
Publicat a:	Jornades d'Estudis Doctorals d'Art i de Musicologia. Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 4es : 2023, ISSN 2938-1533

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