Architect of the court of Suleyman the Great.
Biographical Information
| Name: | Mimar Sinan |
|---|---|
| Other name(s): | Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ |
| Born in | 1489 in Kayseri, Kayseri, Turkey, Asia |
| Deceased in | 1588 in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, Asia |
| Teacher of | Mimar Hajrudin |
| 1528 - 1529 | Coban Mustafa Pasa Bridge, in Svilengrad, Bulgaria |
| 1569 - 1574 | Sultan Selim (Selimiye) Mosque, in Edirne, Turkey |
| 1577 - 1578 | Sokollu Bridge in Visegrad, Bosnia, over the Drina river |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
architect
- Banya Bashi Mosque
- Hagia Sophia Hurrem Sultan Bathhouse
- Kanuni Bridge
- Kanuni Sultan Suleiman Bridge
- Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
- Mihrimah Sultan Mosque
- Piyale Pasha Mosque
- Selimiye Mosque
- Suleymaniye Mosque
- Tekkiye Mosque
designer
engineer
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- (2023): Commemorations of Sinan: Creating a National Hero in Turkey in the 1930s. In: International Journal of Islamic Architecture, v. 12, n. 1 (1 January 2023), pp. 101-135.
- (2011): Exploring the Spirit of Sinan’s Domes in the Structural Fundamentals of Today’s Large Scale Buildings. Presented at: 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011.
- (2009): Mimar Sinan published in the World Wide Web. Presented at: Third International Congress on Construction History, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany , 20th-24th May 2009, pp. 697-704.
- (1988): Les mosquées de Sinan. In: Dossiers d'Archéologie, n. 127 (May 1988), pp. 6-19.
- (2019): Rediscovery of the Great Architect’s Bridge: Mimar Sinan Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey. In: Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, v. 2673, n. 8 (April 2019), pp. 99-111.
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26/02/2016
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