Misplaced Pages

Konak (residence)

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from Konak (House)) Ottoman-era mansion or manor
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Konak" residence – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Royal Palace of Durrës or Konak of Durrës.
Amidža Konak, in Kragujevac, Serbia.

Konak (Turkish: konak, Greek: κονάκι, Serbian: конак, Albanian: Konaku, Bulgarian: конак) is a name for a house in Turkey and on the territories of the former Ottoman Empire, especially one used as an official residence for the elite members of the Ottoman society.

Characteristics

The konak, a transnational Ottoman architectural style, was commonly referred to as a “Turkish house” in Europe, though it was not inherently tied to any single nation or religion in the Ottoman Empire. In the Ottoman Empire, konaks were prominent urban mansions, especially in Istanbul, which was considered home to the finest examples. After the empire’s fall, various nations rebranded konaks as part of their national heritage, often erasing their Ottoman roots. In Turkey, konaks were integrated into the national identity, while in places like Greece, their Ottoman elements were reinterpreted as Byzantine or Hellenic. Architect Le Corbusier admired Istanbul’s konaks, viewing them as exemplary during his 1911 travels.

See also

References

  1. Borić, Tijana S. (2022). "The Obrenović Princely Court in Požarevac". Zbornik radova Filozofskog fakulteta u Prištini. 52 (1). Faculty of Philosophy, University of Priština (North Mitrovica): 255–268. doi:10.5937/zrffp52-33442.
  2. ^ Alexandre Saden; Hande Sever (2020). "Corbusian Monumentality: The Legacy of the Konak from Vernacular System to Modernist Monument". Getty Research Journal (12): 49–72. doi:10.1086/708315.


Stub icon

This article about a building or structure type is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Turkey-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Ottoman Empire–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Konak (residence) Add topic