Chardak

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A chardak (Bosnian and Croatian: čardak; Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian: чардак, čardak) is an old typical house in the Balkans. It is derived from the word çardak, which is a component of Ottoman Turkish house design. This term, which is also called sofa, denotes an open hall of a house's upper living floor.

The term chardak was also applied to defensive blockhouses built in the same style which were placed as guard posts on important roadways between the Austrian, Ottoman, and Venetian territorial holdings of the Western Balkans.

Description

A chardak is timber-framed and usually includes a hayat. The design has been described as "Greek-Oriental," Southern European," and "Mediterranean". It has a fortified ground floor and a wooden upper floor. This dwelling was used as a protective small fort.

Chardak can also refer to the space – a part of the central hall area – that connects the rooms of the house.

References

• Kruhek, Milan (1995). Krajiške utvrde hrvatskog kraljevstva tijekom 16. stoljeća. Zagreb: Institut za suvremenu povijest and Biblioteka hrvatska povjesnica. p. 36-37.

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