Patrimonialization on the Ruins of Empire: Islamic Heritage and the Modern State in Post-Ottoman Europe - Hardcover

by Maximilian Hartmuth (Editor), Ayse Dilsiz Hartmuth (Editor)

After the failed Siege of Vienna of 1683, the Ottoman Empire gradually withdrew from Europe. Even so, monumental reminders of its former presence survived across the continent. The contributors to this volume show that the various successor states adopted substantially different approaches towards their Ottoman architectural inheritance. Even within the same countries, different policies appear to have been pursued in different periods, in keeping with differing circumstances. Case studies inquire from diverse vantage points how this heritage has been coped with discursively and materially. Importantly, readers will find that it is almost impossible to disentangle these two levels of action.

Author Biography

Maximilian Hartmuth is an art historian employed at Universität Wien. His research focuses on the architectural history of Central and Southeast Europe. From 2018 to 2023 he has been the principal investigator in a European Research Council (ERC) project titled »Islamic Architecture and Orientalizing Style in Habsburg Bosnia, 1878-1918«.
Ayse Dilsiz Hartmuth is a faculty member of Universität Wien's Department of Near Eastern Studies. A trained archaeologist, her current research focuses on critical heritage studies, with a focus on modern Turkey.