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Melchior Lorichs, Panorama of Constantinople, Fatih Mosque

"... the Islamic characteristics are best represented by the Ottoman cities: "The ones who build the paradise where there exist no conflicts but all the beauties, tried to rise and open the Gates of paradise by accomplishing the task of beautifying the world." Ottoman architecture

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"... an elongated tulip flanked by two wavy lines and divided by saz style serrated leaves centering tiny blossoms. Delicate carnations and tulips wind their way along vines inside the ogival lattice. Though slightly worn, the gold surface features metal-wrapped thread emphasized by the bright red background, a color combination popular at the Ottoman court." - MET

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"Two small birds are perched within the tangle of carnation, tulip, and hyacinth stems... bird and flower designs were a pervasive decorative element on Iznik pottery..." - MET

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Portrait of Admiral Khair-ed-din, 1540 Haydar Reis, called Nigari (1494 - 1574, Ottoman)

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Poster showing Sultans of the Ottoman Dynasty

"The Ottoman Empire disappeared as a result of the defeat of the Central Powers, with whom it had allied itself during World War I. The partitioning of the Empire by the victorious Allies and the ensuing Turkish War of Independence led to the abolition of the sultanate in 1922 and the birth of the modern Republic of Turkey in 1923."

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Roger Fenton, "The valley of the shadow of death" Crimean War photograph. Dirt road in ravine scattered with cannonballs. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

"The Crimean War (1853–1856) was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire. Britain and France successfully defended the Ottoman Empire against Russia… It was one of the first "modern" wars…" - Decline and modernization of the Ottoman Empire. Crimean War

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Jean Baptiste Vanmour, Recueil de cent estampes représentant différentes nations du Levant

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Jean Baptiste Vanmour, Audience with the Sultan Ahmed III on October, 10th, 1724

"Jean Baptiste Vanmour or Van Mour (9 January 1671 – 22 January 1737) was a Flemish-French painter, remembered for his detailed portrayal of life in the Ottoman Empire during the Tulip Era and the rule of Sultan Ahmed III." - Jean Baptiste Vanmour

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Jean-Baptiste van Mour, A Turkish hunting party with Ahmed III

During the Tulip Era (1718–1730), named for Sultan Ahmed III's love of the tulip flower and its use to symbolize his peaceful reign, the Empire's policy towards Europe underwent a shift… This long period of Ottoman peace and, indeed, stagnation is typically characterized by historians as an era of failed reforms. - History of Ottoman Empire: Stagnation and Reform 

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Tintoretto, The Battle of Lepanto

"Historian Paul K. Davis writes that... "The defeat at Lepanto further exemplified the rapid deterioration of Ottoman might... The mystique of Ottoman power was tarnished significantly by this battle, and Christian Europe was heartened."" The Battle of Lepanto

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Sultan Suleiman in profile

"By the end of Suleiman's reign, the Empire spanned approximately 877,888 sq mi (2,273,720 km2), extending over three continents." - Ottoman Empire, Expansion and Peak

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Gentile Bellini, The Sultan Mehmed II 

"At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire." - Mehmet II 

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Paolo Veronese, Sultan Osman I

Osman I, Origin of the Ottoman Empire

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"... the characteristic tulip of Istanbul had emerged as the long, slender blossom with needle-like petals. Its from can be found on mid-Ottoman ceramics, paintings, and embroidery." - The Tulip in Turkey

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Claude Monet, Three Pots of Tulips

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April rain and tulips

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Diego Rivera, Flower Carrier