Sinan Agha

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Sinan Agha, better known as Mimar Sinan, was the chief Ottoman architect and civil engineer of the 16th century, renowned for designing masterpieces such as the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul and the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne.

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Sinan bin Abdülmennan 2
Sinan Agha canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman architect
architect
civil engineer
historical figure
person
alsoKnownAs Koca Mimar Sinan
linked to: Mimar Sinan

Mimar Sinan
Sinan bin Abdülmennan
linked to: Sinan Agha
background converted to Islam through the devshirme system
burialPlace tomb near Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul
centuryOfActivity 16th century
countryOfCitizenship Ottoman Empire
designed Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque in Tophane
Kırkçeşme water supply system of Istanbul
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque in Edirnekapı
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque in Üsküdar
Rüstem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul
Selimiye Mosque in Edirne
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque in Kadırga
Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul
linked to: Suleymaniye Mosque

various caravanserais, baths, and madrasas across the Ottoman Empire
Şehzade Mosque in Istanbul
linked to: Şehzade Mosque
employer Ottoman Empire
era Murad III
Selim II
Suleiman the Magnificent
fieldOfWork architecture
bridge construction
civil engineering
mosque architecture
influenced Ottoman architecture after the 16th century
later architects in the Ottoman Empire
influencedBy Byzantine architecture
Hagia Sophia
knownFor classical Ottoman architectural style
innovative dome and semi-dome structures
integration of engineering and aesthetics in architecture
large-scale mosque complexes
languageOfWork Ottoman Turkish
legacy considered the greatest architect of the classical Ottoman period
inspired later Turkish Republican architecture
militaryRank janissary officer
movement Classical Ottoman architecture
notableWork Drina River bridge at Višegrad
Haseki Hürrem Sultan Mosque
Köprüçay bridges (various)
Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque
Kırkçeşme water supply system of Istanbul
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque at Edirnekapı
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque at Üsküdar
Rüstem Pasha Mosque
linked to: Rustem Pasha Mosque

Selimiye Mosque
Selimiye Mosque complex (külliye)
linked to: Selimiye Mosque

Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque in Kadırga
Süleymaniye Mosque
linked to: Suleymaniye Mosque

Süleymaniye complex (külliye)
linked to: Suleymaniye Mosque

Taqi ad-Din Observatory complex (supporting structures)
Topkapı Palace additions and renovations
Valens Aqueduct restorations
linked to: Valens Aqueduct

Şehzade Mosque
occupation architect
civil engineer
military engineer
positionHeld chief Ottoman architect
mimarbaşı
regionOfActivity Anatolia
Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire
Balkans
Edirne
Istanbul
servedUnder Murad III
Selim II
Suleiman the Magnificent

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Mimar Sinan alsoKnownAs Sinan Agha
Mimar Sinan alsoKnownAs Sinan bin Abdülmennan
linked to: Sinan Agha
Sinan Agha alsoKnownAs Sinan bin Abdülmennan
linked to: Sinan Agha