Ottoman Palaces : vanished urban visions / Doğan Kuban.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 118) and index.

On the Method of Reconstruction -- The Problematic of the Large Istanbul Palaces -- From The " Hayat House" to Palace Design -- The Philosophy of the " Transitory Nature of all Things " as Reflected in Palace Design -- Pavilions and Ceremonial Buildings in the Wooden Palace Tradition -- Great Palaces as the Inner Walls of the City -- Ottoman Palaces and the Global Concept of Palace Architecture -- The Use Made by the Sultans of Their Palaces -- The Female Proprietors of the Palaces -- Examples -- The Façade of the Imperial Hall at the Topkapı Palace -- The Façade of the Kiosk of Osman III at the Topkapı Palace -- The Palace of Beşiktaş on the Bosporus -- The Palace of Hatice Sultan --The Imperial Palace of Tersane on the Golden Horn -- The Palace of Beyhan Sultan on the Golden Horn -- The Imperial Kiosk of Göksu on the Bosphorus -- The Imperial Pavilion at Karaağaç on the Golden Horn -- The Topkapı Summer Palace -- The Imperial Pavilion at Defterdarburnu on the Bosphorus -- The Yali of Köçeoğlu at Bebek on the Bosphorus -- The Yali of Yasinci at Anadoluhisarı on the Bosphorus -- The Yali of Saffet Paşa at Kanlıca on the Bosphorus -- The Mansion of Nuri Bey in Corinth (Greece)