The remaking of Istanbul : Portrait of an Ottoman city in the nineteenth century
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Titre
The remaking of Istanbul : Portrait of an Ottoman city in the nineteenth century
Sujet
, histoire urbaine, histoire de l'urbanisme, histoire de l'architecture, renouvellement urbain, forme urbaine, tissu urbain, transport, aménagement urbain, modernisation, Istanbul, nineteenth century, dix-neuvième siècle, Çelik Zeynep
Description
During the nineteenth century, a concerted effort was made to transform the Ottoman capital of Istanbul into a Western-style capital, paralleling the general struggle to salvage the Ottoman Empire by reforming its traditional institutions. This book examines the transformations in the urban form of the Ottoman capital in the seventy-year period from 1838 to 1908... Like many non-Western cities of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Istanbul was exposed to powerful cultural and physical impositions coming from Europe. Nevertheless, its response to these external influences was unique, being shaped by a complex heritage and a noncolonial status. I hope to clarify the events and ideas that surrounded the foundation of the Westernization process, which, by giving a new orientation to the development of Istanbul's physical form, planted seeds for an evolution that continues to the present day.
Zeynep Çelik is a distinguished Professor in the School of Architecture at New Jersey Institute of Technology.
