This paper investigates the sources of selected features characterizing 19th-century Orientalizing architecture. It takes as case study Sarajevo’s former city hall, erected when Bosnia was under Habsburg rule. Identifying Cairo as the main source of inspiration for the building in Sarajevo illustrates how Mamluk and other Islamic architectural elements were recombined in one single building.
Mattia Guidetti (2023). Sarajevo's City Hall as Seen from Cairo. Vienna : Bohlau [10.7767/9783205217541].
Sarajevo's City Hall as Seen from Cairo
Mattia GuidettiPrimo
2023
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This paper investigates the sources of selected features characterizing 19th-century Orientalizing architecture. It takes as case study Sarajevo’s former city hall, erected when Bosnia was under Habsburg rule. Identifying Cairo as the main source of inspiration for the building in Sarajevo illustrates how Mamluk and other Islamic architectural elements were recombined in one single building.File in questo prodotto:
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