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{{Further|Classical Ottoman architecture#Architecture in the provinces|Ottoman Baroque architecture#Architecture in the provinces}}{{See also|Ottoman architecture in Egypt}}
[[File:20130606_Mostar_150.jpg|left|thumb|[[Stari Most]] (Old Bridge) in [[Mostar]] (1557–1566) is one of the most celebrated Ottoman monuments in the [[Balkans]].{{Sfn|Goodwin|1971|p=313}}]]
The main developments in Ottoman architecture generally took place in the capital cities (Bursa, Edirne, Istanbul) and other major administrative centers that were closely associated with the Ottoman dynasty, which are where imperial patronage was most concentrated.{{Sfn|Kuban|2010|p=679}} Beyond these imperial centers, Ottoman provincial governors and other local elites sponsored their own constructions, but the architectural style of these buildings varied depending on local context.{{Sfn|Kuban|2010|p=|pp=571-596}}{{Sfn|Blair|Bloom|1995|p=251}}
In Europe ([[Rumelia]]) and in western [[Anatolia]], Ottoman constructions mostly imitated the trends seen inof the imperial centerscapital, though there were still local variations and eccentricities.{{Sfn|Kuban|2010|p=|pp=571-596}} In the [[Balkans]], the reign of [[Murad II]] ({{Reign|1421|1451}} with brief interruption) saw many renovations of early Ottoman buildings and also the construction of multiple new mosques and civic or religious complexes.{{Sfn|Boykov|2013|p=51-57}} Nearly all the other important Ottoman monuments in the European provinces beyond Istanbul and Edirne date from the 16th and 17th centurycenturies. Building activity was particularly intense in the 16th century, even surpassing that of Anatolia, but it declined over the course of the 17th century.{{Sfn|Kuban|2010|p=587-589}} [[Sarajevo]], [[Mostar]], [[Skopje]], [[Plovdiv]] and [[Thessaloniki]], were among the most important cities in the region and their Ottoman monuments often reflect a classical style.{{Sfn|Kuban|2010|p=587-593}} As in many other provincial areas of the empire, mosques in the Balkans generally consisted of the single-dome type with one minaret, though some were also built with sloped wooden roofs instead.{{Sfn|Kuban|2010|p=587}}
[[File:Khan_As'ad_Pasha_Panorama.jpg|thumb|The [[Khan As'ad Pasha]] in [[Damascus]] (1753) is an example of the Ottoman penchant for domed units being integrated into local Syrian building styles.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Degeorge |first=Gérard |title=Damascus |publisher=Flammarion |year=2004 |isbn=2080304569 |pages=192–198}}</ref>]]
In other regions which had been [[Islamized]] long before the Ottomans, local [[Islamic architecture|Islamic architectural]] traditions were not easily displaced and remained highly relevant in the construction of new buildings. In [[Egypt]] and the [[Levant]] (including [[Syria (region)|Syria]]Syrian and [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]]), the [[Mamluk architecture|Mamluk architectural style]] that existed before the [[Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)|Ottoman conquest of 1516–1517]] was largely continued, while incorporating elements and ideas of Ottoman architecture to varying degrees.{{Sfn|Kuban|2010|p=584-585}}{{Sfn|Williams|2018|p=34}} SomeThe regions located onalong the edges betweenof Anatolia, Syria, and [[Mesopotamia]] (around southeastern Turkey today) also resisted assimilation to the culture of the Ottoman capital and continued to be strongly influenced by local styles. AmongFor important examples of these areexample, [[Diyarbakır|Diyarbakir]], [[Van, Turkey|Van]], and [[Adana]], which were important regional centers in the empire that retained or developed their own local architectural styles.{{Sfn|Kuban|2010|p=572-579}} In [[Baghdad]], Ottoman-era mosques were built almost entirely according to local traditions.{{Sfn|Kuban|2010|p=587}} Further afield in North Africa, particularly in [[Ottoman Algeria]] and [[Ottoman Tunisia]], which were autonomous for much of the Ottoman era, the local [[Moorish architecture|western Islamic style]] was blended with Ottoman architecture in different ways.<ref name=":8">{{Cite book |last=Bloom |first=Jonathan M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IRHbDwAAQBAJ&q=Islamic+Palace+Architecture+in+the+Western+Mediterranean&pg=PP1 |title=Architecture of the Islamic West: North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700–1800 |publisher=Yale University Press |year=2020 |isbn=9780300218701 |location= |pages=214–243}}</ref> In [[Baghdad]], Ottoman-era mosques were built almost entirely according to local traditions.{{Sfn|Kuban|2010|p=587}}
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