Mimar Sinan
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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 co
Detail of a miniature in the illuminated manuscript Tārīkh-i Sulṭān Sulaymān possibly depicting Sinan, c. 1579
Bust of Mimar Sinan in Istanbul
Şehzade Mosque in Istanbul
Şehzade Mosque (interior)
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
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The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge is a historic bridge over the Drina River in Višegrad, in the Republika Srpska region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was completed in 1577 by the Ottoman court architec
Mimar Sinan
…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 madrasas, külliyes, and bridges. His apprentices would later design the Sultan Ahmed Mosque…
Bridge on the Drina, januar 2018
The central pier of the bridge
View of the bridge, circa 1890
Andrićgrad and Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge