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MİMAR SİNAN

MİMAR SİNAN. Famous Ottoman Architect. MİMAR SİNAN. was the chief Ottoman architect ( Turkish : " Mimar ") and civil engineer for sultans Suleiman the Magnificent , Selim II , and Murad III . .

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MİMAR SİNAN

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  1. MİMAR SİNAN FamousOttomanArchitect

  2. MİMAR SİNAN • was the chiefOttoman 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 Islamicprimary schools (sibyanmektebs).

  3. His masterpiece is the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne,

  4. although his most famous work is the Suleiman Mosque in Istanbul

  5. 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.

  6. SomeotherworksthroughoutEurope TheWhiteTower in Tessaloniki GREECE

  7. the Old Bridge in Svilengrad on the Maritsa,BULGARIA

  8. one of the city's most notable monuments, the Banya Bashi Mosque in Sofia, Bulgaria, currently the only functioning mosque in the city

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. Theauthor ELİF NAZ YALÇINKAYA Class 8/B Tevfik İleri PrimarySchool

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