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Ottoman architecture was first seen in Bursa and Edirne in the 14th and 15th centuries. It was based on the earlier Seljuk architecture and heavily influenced by Iranian structures, the knowledge of which the Turks acquired on their way from Asia to Anatolia

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Selimiye Mosque.

A simple definition of a dome is “a hemispherical semi-eliptical roof, built of stone, timber, metal or glass.” From early on in the Middle East and Southwest Asia it was a popular method of roofing in places where there was no timber. It was easy to build using mud bricks that either tilted slightly inwards or by placing layers of brick in circles that gradually became smaller. There have been a suggestion that the circular huts used by nomadic tribes may have had some impact. The Romans adopted the dome, as we see in the Pantheon in Rome, and the Byzantines used the dome to cover their monumental buildings.

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