Hagia Sophia in the Long Nineteenth Century

Hagia Sophia—a building whose domes have defined Istanbul's skyline for over 1500 years—has led many lives. Initially a church, subsequently a mosque, then a museum, the structure is today a monument of world heritage, even as its official status remains contested. Hagia Sophia's global fame took shape during the long nineteenth century, when Europeans 'discovered' its architectural significance. But what role did local actors play in the creation of Hagia Sophia as a modern monument? This book seeks out the audiences of this building beyond its Western interpreters, from Ottoman officials to the diverse communities of Istanbul. Chronologically bracketed by the major renovation of the structure in the 1740s and its conversion into a museum in 1934, this volume traces the gradual transformation of Hagia Sophia within the Ottoman imaginary from imaret (mosque complex) to eser (monument); that is, from lived space to archaeological artifact.

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Frontmatter
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List of Figures
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Notes on Contributors
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Note on Translation and Transliteration
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction: Writing the Modern Biography of an Ancient Monument
pp 1-26
- By Emily Neumeier, Benjamin Anderson
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1 - Hagia Sophia’s Second Conversion: The Building Campaign of Mahmud I and the Transformation from Mosque to Complex (1739–43)
pp 27-65
- By Ünver Rüstem
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2 - The Paradoxes of Hagia Sophia’s Ablution Fountain: The Qasida al-Burda in Cosmopolitan Istanbul, 1740
pp 66-97
- By Tülay Artan
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3 - The Calligraphic Arts in the Age of Ottoman Architectural Renovation
pp 98-124
- By Emily Neumeier
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4 - From the Mouth of Angels: Folkloric Hagia Sophia
pp 125-147
- By Benjamin Anderson
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5 - The Other Ayasofya: The Restoration of Thessaloniki’s Ayasofya Mosque, 1890–1911
pp 148-168
- By Sotirios Dimitriadis
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6 - ‘That Domed Feeling’: A Byzantine Synagogue in Cleveland
pp 169-196
- By Robert S. Nelson
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7 - The Monument of the Present: The Fossati Restoration of Hagia Sophia (1847–9)
pp 197-239
- By Asli Menevse
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8 - From Ceremony to Spectacle: Changing Perceptions of Hagia Sophia through the Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr) Prayer Ceremonies
pp 240-264
- By Ayşe Hilâl Uğurlu
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9 - Temple of the World’s Desire: Hagia Sophia in the American Press, c. 1910–27
pp 265-280
- By Robert Ousterhout
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Figures
pp vii-xi

Notes on Contributors
pp xii-xiv

Note on Translation and Transliteration
pp xv-xv

Acknowledgements
pp xvi-xviii

Introduction: Writing the Modern Biography of an Ancient Monument
pp 1-26

1 - Hagia Sophia’s Second Conversion: The Building Campaign of Mahmud I and the Transformation from Mosque to Complex (1739–43)
pp 27-65

2 - The Paradoxes of Hagia Sophia’s Ablution Fountain: The Qasida al-Burda in Cosmopolitan Istanbul, 1740
pp 66-97

3 - The Calligraphic Arts in the Age of Ottoman Architectural Renovation
pp 98-124

4 - From the Mouth of Angels: Folkloric Hagia Sophia
pp 125-147

5 - The Other Ayasofya: The Restoration of Thessaloniki’s Ayasofya Mosque, 1890–1911
pp 148-168

6 - ‘That Domed Feeling’: A Byzantine Synagogue in Cleveland
pp 169-196

7 - The Monument of the Present: The Fossati Restoration of Hagia Sophia (1847–9)
pp 197-239

8 - From Ceremony to Spectacle: Changing Perceptions of Hagia Sophia through the Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr) Prayer Ceremonies
pp 240-264

9 - Temple of the World’s Desire: Hagia Sophia in the American Press, c. 1910–27
pp 265-280

Index
pp 281-292

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