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Mimar Sinan

1490 - 1588

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Mimar Sinan (Ottoman Turkish: معمار سينان, romanized: Mi'mâr Sinân; Turkish: Mimar Sinan, pronounced [miːˈmaːɾ siˈnan]; c. 1488/1490 – 17 July 1588) also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, ("Sinan Agha the Grand Architect" or "Grand Sinan") was the chief Ottoman architect, engineer and mathematician for sultans Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II and Murad III. He was responsible for the construction of more than 300 major structures, including the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, the Kanuni Sultan Suleiman Bridge in Büyükçekmece, and the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad, as well as other more modest projects such as madrasa's, külliyes, and bridges. His apprentices would later design the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul and the Stari Most bridge in Mostar. The son of a stonemason, he received a technical education and became a military engineer. He rose rapidly through the ranks to become first an officer and finally a Janissary commander, with the honorific title of Sinan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mimar Sinan is the 7th most popular architect, the 43rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 46th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Architect.

Mimar Sinan is most famous for being the chief architect of the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. He was one of the most prolific architects of the Ottoman Empire and designed many mosques, schools, hospitals, and tombs.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Mimar Sinan ranks 7 out of 518. Before him are Antoni Gaudí, Le Corbusier, Khufu, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Vitruvius, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. After him are Alvar Aalto, Donato Bramante, Imhotep, Andrea Palladio, Albert Speer, and Leon Battista Alberti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1490, Mimar Sinan ranks 1. After him are Albert, Duke of Prussia, Adrian Willaert, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Vittoria Colonna, Huáscar, Olaus Magnus, Albert of Brandenburg, Florian Geyer, Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, and Properzia de' Rossi. Among people deceased in 1588, Mimar Sinan ranks 1. After him are Paolo Veronese, Frederick II of Denmark, Henry I, Duke of Guise, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, 3rd Dalai Lama, Qi Jiguang, Henri, Prince of Condé, Bernardino Telesio, Johann Weyer, Alonso Sánchez Coello, and Plautilla Nelli.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mimar Sinan ranks 43 out of 1,347. Before him are Aspasia (-470), Heraclius (575), Luke the Evangelist (31), Mehmed IV (1642), Saint Timothy (17), and Mehmed I (1386). After him are Mihrimah Sultan (1522), Epictetus (50), Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), John Chrysostom (349), and Alp Arslan (1029).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Türkiye

Among architects born in Türkiye, Mimar Sinan ranks 1. After him are Hippodamus of Miletus (-498), Isidore of Miletus (442), Sostratus of Cnidus (-290), Hermogenes of Priene (-200), Kadir Topbaş (1945), Toros Toramanian (1864), and Gülsün Sağlamer (1945).

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