Freedom Colonies

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“…Many palaces and shoreside royal residences as well as two hundred wooden kiosks were built in this period. 2 These kiosks, dedicated to the use of state officials, were known as the "Sadabat Kiosks" and their program of interior decoration exhibited not only geometrical patterns and floral ornamentation which were traditionally Turkish and Islamic decorative motifs, but also Rococo and Baroque elements. 3 The Sadabat Kiosks, considered to be the most significant examples of the Ottoman civil architecture of the times, as well as the rooms and salons of Topkapı Palace, commissioned by the sultan and his sons, together were a reflection of the atmosphere of art and entertainment in the Tulip Era.…”

“…In recent decades, numerous initiatives have seen the aims of Italian architects and archaeologists converge on the necessity to found the country's future on the basis of a renewal of cultural heritage that represents it. Patrimonio al future, 2 Il nuovo dell'Italia è nel passato, 3 Architettura e patrimonio: progettare in un paese antico 4 are just some of the most recent publications that testify to this orientation according to the interpretation and planning of archaeological landscapes which are present in the Italian territory. Less widespread are the experimentations that manage to be completed and implemented and which therefore, in addition to allowing their conservation, reestablish the value of a "common good" to the archaeological heritage in relation to the community's cultural growth.…”