Mimar Sinan also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, 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.
Possibly Mimar Sinan (left) at the tomb of Suleiman the Magnificent, 1566 manuscript
Bust of Mimar Sinan in Istanbul
Şehzade Mosque in Istanbul
Şehzade Mosque (interior)
Suleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in Western Europe and Suleiman the Lawgiver in his Ottoman realm, was the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 until his death in 1566. Under his administration, the Ottoman Empire ruled over at least 25 million people.
Portrait of Suleiman by Titian (c. 1530)
Suleiman by Nakkaş Osman.
Suleiman during the siege of Rhodes in 1522
King John Sigismund of Hungary with Suleiman in 1556