That’s an interesting observation, but I’m not sure it’s relevant for the Ottoman case.
Ottoman architecture had quite a noticeable pattern, that was implemented across the Empire, with of course regional tweaks.
The subtility is the Ottomans mostly founded/developed cities in Europe as they either didn’t find settlements in the positions they deemed strategic, or weren’t satisfied with the existing towns.
On the contrary, the Ottomans chose to build on cities like Cairo or Damascus, true megapolis from the Medieval times.
Again let’s have a look to various buildings from each continent of the Empire:
Mosques
Europe
Asia
Africa
Bridges
Europe
Asia
Africa
Caravanserais
Europe
Asia
Africa
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Palaces
Europe
Asia
Africa
Clocktower
Europe
Asia
Africa
Fortresses
Europe
Asia
Africa
Fountains
Europe
Asia
Africa
Houses
Europe
Asia
Africa
From these pictures, the distinctive and homogeneous trademarks of Ottoman architecture become even more clearer.
Again, regional tweaks exist, but these examples give a good overview of classic Ottoman architecture encountered in the former territories. After all, contrary to the British or the French colonies in the Americas, Ottomans didn’t have an ocean separating their capital from their lands !
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