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Şerefe

Also called serefe, şerefes

A balcony on an Ottoman minaret, carried on corbels or muqarnas; the number of balconies marks the rank of the mosque’s founder.

See also: Minaret

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Segmental pediment · Seked · Semicircular arch · Semidome · Serliana · Setback · Sexpartite vault · Shaft