Use of Unglazed Brick in Monumental Architecture as an Ornamental Element

Year 2017, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 1 - 11, 25.05.2017

Özlem Sağıroğlu Arzu Özen Yavuz

Abstract

Anatolia had been a region for many civilizations that built many religious and cultural monumental structures, some of them survived today. One of the most important and common materials used in these structures; which cover crucial information about the properties of these old civilizations such as their socio-cultural status, religious - administrative decisions, construction technology, traditions and lifestyles; was brick. In many monumental structures; besides its use in construction, brick was also used within the context of ornamentation; and it became one of the important ornamental elements in certain periods. Within this paper; the use of brick in Anatolia in ornamental context is studied; weaving systems, dimension, color and setup are presented in detail covering the Seljukians, principalities and early Ottoman Periods.

Keywords

Brick, Unglazed brick, Brick decoration, Terra Cotta

References

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