Team 1 and team 2

Coordinator teacher: Raül

We will compile buildings and monuments in this page.

Students must collect information about other partners regions in buildings and monuments and write it below in alphabetical order, and including the same structure and order as the example provided.

For each example we will provide name (original and English), location, brief description, picture, link to website about.

Example:

Eiffel Tower (tour Eiffel)
location: Paris, France
brief description: A 324 meters metallic tower built for 1889 World's Fair. When it was build it became the tallest man-made structure in the world, and nowadays it is the most-visited paid monument in the world.
link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower

Image source: https://pixabay.com/en/france-eiffel-tower-le-tour-eiffel-1930766
student: Tadeo Jones (team 0)

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Palace of Versailles ( Château de Versailles)

Location: Versailles, France

Brief description: The Palace of Versailles, is a royal Château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. It is now open as a museum and is a very popular tourist attraction.

Link: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacio_de_Versalles

Student: David Pérez Maciá (team 1)

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Belém Tower (Torre de Belém)

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Brief description: Belém Tower is a fortified tower located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (along with the nearby Jerónimos Monastery) because of the significant role it played in the Portuguese maritime discoveries of the era of the Age of Discoveries.

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel%C3%A9m_Tower

Student: David Pérez Maciá (team 1)

Reviewed by Roberto, Simone, Tomé, Luís (Team 1)

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 Mansour and Micha     

Name: Alhambra

Location: Spain, Grenada

Date of construction:AD 889        

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhambra

THE ALHAMBRA
The history of the Alhambra is intimately linked to the site of the city of Granada. The Alhambra is a beautiful complex of buildings and gardens created for over 600 years. 
It is situated on a rocky hill that is difficult to reach, on the banks of the river Darro, protected by mountains and surrounded by forests.
Originally conceived as a military zone, the Alhambra became a residence for the kings and the court of Granada in the middle of the 13th century, after the establishment of the Nasrid kingdom and the construction of the first palace by the founding king Mohammed Ibn Yusuf Ben Nasr, known as Alhamar.
During the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, the fortress is transformed into a citadel with high walls, and defensive towers, which houses two main areas: the military zone or Alcazaba, barracks of the royal guard, and the medina or city palate , where we can see Nasrid Palaces and the remains of noble and plebeian who lived there, and the Palace of Charles V which was built after the conquest of the city in 1492 by the Catholic Kings.
The monumental complex also includes an independent palace in front of the Alhambra, surrounded by vegetable gardens, which was a holiday resort for the kings of Granada.

https://www.alhambradegranada.org/en/info/historicalintroduction.asp

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Name: The Blue Mosque

Location: Istanbul, Turkey,

The Blue Mosque, or to give it its’ correct name, The Sultan Ahmed Mosque named after the 14th Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I who commissioned its construction.  Started in 1609 it took seven years to build.

The most striking feature of the exterior is the beautiful domes that cascade down from the great central dome. None of the exterior is blue - the name ‘Blue Mosque’ comes from the colour of the tiles of the interior. The main dome has a height of 43 metres and is 23.5 meters in diameter. A notable feature of the Blue Mosque is that it has six minarets as it is unusual to have more than four.

GPS location: 41.005701, 28.977566
N41 0.342 E28 58.654
41° 0' 20.52" N, 28° 58' 39.24" E

LINK: http://www.famous-historic-buildings.org.uk/turkey_6.html

Student:Simão (team2)

Student:Leandro

Name: Topkapi Palace

Location: Istanbul, Turkey

Coordenation:

                   -Latitude: 41º 00’ 46.80” N

                   -Longitude: 28º 59’ 2.40” E

Brief description: The Topkapi Palace is situated in the heart of Istanbul.

The construction began in 1459 by the Sultan Mehmed II.

Link: http://www.famous-historic-buildings.org.uk/turkey_6.html

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Student:Ruven Lopes

Name:Side

Location:turkey

Coordenates:

36° 46′ 0″ N, 31° 23′ 20″ E

Dating back to the 6^th century BC, Side - named after Sida, daughter of Danaus - was one of the earliest settlements of the Anatolia region and was renowned for its harbour during the Hittite period when it became a prominent commercial town trading with the countries in the eastern and western Mediterranean.

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Castle of Óbidos 

In the small town of Obidos in Eastern Portugal, the castle is the highlight. Obidos Castle and its medieval walls surround most of the old city, securing its vantage point on a hilltop. Built in the 8th century and majorly remodeled in the 13th century, this is a truly historic destination and a former Roman settlement. For the last 60 years, Obidos Castle has been a private inn. That means that you can spend the night, getting a taste of castle life for yourself. Many of the rooms have been refurbished, but they retain a style reminiscent of the past.

Link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_%C3%93bidos

Location:Portugal

Student :Yusuf ESMER(Team 2)

Reviewed by:Leandro Ligeiro(Team 2)

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Dom Luís I Bridge

An iconic landmark in the city of Porto is the Dom Luis Bridge. The bridge leads away from Porto, spanning the waters of the River Douro. The bridge was built in the late 19th century, and it is made with stunning granite pillars as well as an iron framework. It is no wonder that the Dom Luis Bridge is so stunning, since it was built by Gustave Eiffel, the man who famously designed the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The bridge has two levels, but the best views are found on the upper level. Plus, there is pedestrian access on this level, letting you take in views over the river.

Link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Lu%C3%ADs_I_Bridge

Location: Porto,Portugal

Student:Yusuf ESMER(Team 2)

Reviewed by:Ruven Lopes(Team 2)

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RAIO PALACE ,BRAGA

 The Palace of Raio is a Baroque-era residence in the urbanized area of the municipality of Braga, in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro. It is an example of the late Baroque, early Rococo style of decoration by Portuguese architect André Soares, notable for his influence in the northern Baroque movement.HistoryThe construction of this ornate palace was ordered by João Duarte de Faria, a knight of the Order of Christ, who was a rich merchant.The commission was given to André Soares in 1754–1755, an architect already famous in the Braga region for his artistic and engineering projects. 

Link:https://ominho.pt/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Palacio-do-Raio.jpg

Location:Portugal

Student:Zeynep Dilara KAYA(TEAM 2)

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History of Mevlana Museum (Green Mausoleum)

Sultan 'Ala' al-Din Kayqubad, the Seljuk sultan who had invited Mevlana to Konya, offered his rose garden as a fitting place to bury Baha' ud-Din Walad (or Bahaeddin Veled), the father of Mevlana, when he died in 1231. When Mevlana himself died on December 17, 1273, he was buried next to his father.

Mevlana's successor Hüsamettin Çelebi built a mausoleum (Kubbe-i-Hadra) over the grave of his master. The Seljuk construction, under architect Behrettin Tebrizli, was finished in 1274. Gürcü Hatun, the wife of the Seljuk Emir Suleyman Pervane, and Emir Alameddin Kayser funded the construction.

The cylindrical drum of the of the dome originally rested on four pillars. The conical dome is covered with turquoise faience. Several sections were added until 1854. Selim I decorated the interior and performed the woodcarving of the catafalques.

A decree by Ataturk in September 1925 dissolved all Sufi brotherhoods in Turkey. On April 6, 1926, another decree ordered that the Mevlana mausoleum and dervish lodge be turned into a museum. The museum opened on March 2, 1927.

Special permission granted by the Turkish government in 1954 allowed the Mawlawi dervishes of Konya to perform their ritual dances for tourists for two weeks each year. Despite government opposition the order has continued to exist in Turkey as a religious body. The tomb of Rumi, although officially part of a museum, attracts a steady stream of pilgrims

student:Muhammet Güler

link:https://bit.ly/2FNMCrJ

location:Konya/Turkey

Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Akdamar Island

The Church of the Holy Cross was once an important Armenian cathedral. The seat of the Armenian Orthodox patriarch, the cathedral was founded by King Gagik between 915 and 921 as part of a royal complex that included a palace, monastery, streets, gardens and terraced parks. The church is all that remains today.

The church was designed by the Armenian architect Trdat Mendet (also known as Manuel), who also built the cathedral in nearby Ani and helped repair Hagia Sophia's dome when it collapsed after an earthquake.

The Church of the Holy Cross was the seat of an Armenian patriarch from 1116 to 1895, after which it was abandoned due to conflict between Armenia and the Ottoman Empire. The building fell into disrepair and was neglected throughout the 20th century.

The cathedral was restored by the Turkish government beginning in May 2005. The restoration cost $1.5 million and took 18 months to complete. At a ceremony on March 29, 2007, it was officially opened as a museum. The restoration project was seen as a diplomatic step by Turkey to improve relations with Armenia, which remain very tense.

student:Muhammet Güler

link:https://bit.ly/2Ik8gc

location:Van/Turkey

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CHORA MUSEUM

The best way to get to this part of town is to catch the Haliç (Golden Horn) ferry from Eminönü to Ayvansaray and walk up the hill along Dervişzade Sokak, turn right into Eğrikapı Mumhane Caddesi and then almost immediately left into Şişhane Caddesi. From here you can follow the remnants of Theodosius II's land walls, passing the Palace of Constantine Porphyrogenitus on your way. From Hoca Çakır Caddesi, veer left into Vaiz Sokak just before you reach the steep stairs leading up to the ramparts of the wall, then turn sharp left into Kariye Sokak and you'll come to the museum.

The building was originally known as the Church of the Holy Saviour Outside the Walls (Chora literally means 'country'), reflecting the fact that when it was first built it was located outside the original city walls constructed by Constantine the Great.

What you see today isn't the original church. Instead, it was reconstructed at least five times, most significantly in the 11th, 12th and 14th centuries. Virtually all of the interior decoration – the famous mosaics and the less renowned but equally striking frescos – dates from circa 1320 and was funded by Theodore Metochites, a poet and man of letters who was logothetes, the official responsible for the Byzantine treasury, under Emperor Andronikos II (r 1282–1328). One of the museum's most wonderful mosaics, found above the door to the nave in the inner narthex, depicts Theodore offering the church to Christ.

Today the Chora consists of five main architectural units: the nave, the two-storied structure (annex) added to the north, the inner and the outer narthexes and the chapel for tombs (parecclesion) to the south. In 2013 a second major restoration commenced. This ongoing process is happening in stages, and involves closure of parts of the museum; first the nave and the two-storey annexes on the northern side of the building, followed by the inner narthex, and finally the outer narthex and parecclesion. As the parecclesion has the finest frescos, it may not be worth visiting the church during the final stage.

location:İstanbul/Turkey

student:Muhammet Güler

link:https://bit.ly/2HZ7bTY

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