Architect Sinan is one of the few historical personalities that people have reached a consensus on genius.
Lived in the most glamorous period of the Ottoman Empire, he had built 84 mosques, 52 little mosques, 57 madrasahs, 7 schools, 22 tombs, 7 aqueducts, 8 bridges, 20 caravanserais, 35 mansions and palaces, 48 hammams in the period of three different sultans.
It was effective to have lived for 98 years to give so many works. He was born in 1490, died in 1588. Architect Sinan was named genius who spoke with stone and was considered the peak of the Ottoman Empire's classical architecture.
Sinan, who was born in the village of Ağırnas in Kayseri Province, became a soldier during Yavuz Sultan Selim's period and participated in the Iranian and Egyptian expeditions of Yavuz Sultan Selim.
As army architecture could not make the desired bridge on a stream, he asked permission to make it, and he built a structure beyond the bridge. So much so that the commander would even consider leaving a unit behind to protect the bridge.
In 1533, during the magnificent Sultan Suleiman's Iranian campaign, he gained a great reputation by making three galleys in two weeks to go to the opposite shore on Van lake.
When Mihrimah Sultan, the daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent, have been seventeen, two people wanted to marry her. One of those who want to marry the girl was the governor of Diyarbakir, Rustam Pasha, and the other was Architect Sinan. The Sultan allowed his daughter to marry Rustam Pasha.
Sinan built the Mosque of Mihrimah Sultan at the request of Sultan Suleyman.
It is rumored that Sinan was inspired by Mihrimah Sultan, whose name means moon and sun, in the mosque's interior design.
Years later, at Mihrimah Sultan's request, Architect Sinan built a second mosque for her in Edirnekapi. Thanks to its numerous windows, it is said that the inner of the mosque reflects the light spirit of Mihrimah Sultan, who was a philanthropist person.
One of the most important features of Sinan architecture is that the main dome was built by supporting semi-domes in mosques. This feature is clearly seen in the Istanbul Şehzade complex, which he called apprenticeship of my work and built between 1543 and 1548.
Sinan was an outstanding engineer. Before building the mosque of Suleymaniye, he made the foundation excavation and put heavy rocks on the ground for the soil to settle and waited for 5 years.
Mimar Sinan built arches the underground to keep the air pleasant in the Süleymaniye Mosque. On these arches and channels located in the middle of the mosque base, wooden doors were placed, and continuous air sand was provided below. Thus, the mosque's air is intended to be clean and cool in summer and warm in winter.
One of the important features of his architecture is the use of symbols in every work he does. For example, the number of domes used was based on the sequence of Ottoman sultans.
It is rumored that he drank narghile in the mosque while he was building the Süleymaniye Mosque, and he used the sound of the narghile to adjust the mosque's acoustics.
Besides the mosques, he has built mansions, bridges, and waterways. One of the works shown below is Topkapı Revan Pavilion.
Mimar Sinan was in his 90s when he completed the Selimiye mosque, which he called his mastership work. He built the mosque in Edirne instead of Istanbul because of his respect for the Hagia Sophia and its architecture, which was built 1000 years ago. The dome width of Hagia Sophia and Selimiye is almost the same, the dome height of Hagia Sophia is 55.60 meters, and Selimiye's is 42.25 meters.
The minaret in Selimiye Mosque has been reached with three different stairs starting from the same height and turning over each other.
Architect Sinan placed 32 large windows on the dome and hundreds of small windows on the walls to illuminate this huge structure. The mosque is perfectly illuminated thanks to its masterfully planned positions and interior decorations of wood, mother-of-pearl and, tile, which are as fascinating as the mosque's architectural techniques.
Selimiye Mosque was included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 2011.
Sinan worked with many students throughout his long life. The Sinan student, Sedefkar Mehmet Ağa, built the Sultanahmet Mosque, and Isa Muhammed Efendi built Tac Mahal.
Architect Sinan's contribution, who has also repaired the Hagia Sophia in the creation of Istanbul's identity, is great.
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