Ottoman Architecture

question 73

Multiple Choice

Ottoman architecture

• A) was the least impressive of Ottoman artistic activities.
• B) was the result of the work of architects and workers imported from outside the empire.
• C) used the open floor technique originally used in the Byzantine church of Santa Sophia in designing mosques such as the one at Edirne.
• D) was based entirely upon Mughal models.
• E) was based upon the pyramid structure of ancient Egypt.

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