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MİMAR SİNAN
Famous
Ottoman
Architect
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MİMAR SİNANwas the chief
Ottoman architect (Turkish: "Mimar") and civil engineer for sultans Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II, and Murad III.
was responsible for the construction of more than three hundred major structures and other more modest projects, such as his Islamic primary schools (sibyan mektebs).
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His masterpiece is the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne,
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although his most famous work is the Suleiman Mosque in Istanbul
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Various sources state that Sinan was the architect of around 360 structures which included 84 mosques, 51 small mosques ("mescit"), 57 schools of theology ("medrese") 7 schools for Koran reciters ("darülkurra"), 22 mausoleums ("türbe"), 17 Alm Houses ("imaret"), 3 hospitals ("darüşşifa"), 7 aqueducts and arches, 48 inns ("caravansary"), 35 palaces and mansions, 8 vaults and 46 baths. Sinan held the position of chief architect of the palace, which meant being the overseer of all construction work of the Ottoman Empire, for nearly 50 years, working with a large team of assistants consisting of architects and master builders.
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Some other works throughout Europe
The White
Tower in
Tessalonik
i
GREECE
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the Old Bridge in Svilengrad on the Maritsa,BULGARIA
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one of the city's most notable monuments, the Banya Bashi Mosque in Sofia, Bulgaria, currently the only functioning mosque in the city
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He has also built Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad across the Drina River in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina which is now UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The Old Bridge, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most recognizable landmarks, and is considered one of the most exemplary pieces of Islamic architecture in the Balkans.
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The author ELİF NAZ YALÇINKAYAClass 8/B Tevfik İleri Primary School