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Mimar Sinan

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Mimar Sinan

Birth
Kayseri, Türkiye
Death
17 Jul 1588 (aged 99)
Istanbul, Türkiye
Burial
Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye Add to Map
Plot
In front of Halic wall of Suleymaniye Mosque
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Also called MIMAR KOCA SINAN ("Great Architect Sinan")

Most celebrated of all Ottoman architects, whose ideas, perfected in the construction of mosques and other buildings, served as the basic themes for virtually all later Turkish religious and civic architecture. For nearly 50 years, he worked with a large team of assistants consisting of architects and master builders.



Also called MIMAR KOCA SINAN ("Great Architect Sinan")

Most celebrated of all Ottoman architects, whose ideas, perfected in the construction of mosques and other buildings, served as the basic themes for virtually all later Turkish religious and civic architecture. For nearly 50 years, he worked with a large team of assistants consisting of architects and master builders.




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