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Mimar Sinan: Mosque of Süleyman I the Magnificent Edirne, Turkey: Mosque of Selim Exterior of the Selim Mosque at Edirne, Turkey, designed by Sinan, 1569–75. Interior of the Selim Mosque at Edirne, Turkey, designed by Sinan, 1569–75.
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Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.
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Caption: It May be Turned to Mourning for its Loss. Our picture shows a group of the wounded lately from the Dardanelles, Ottoman Empire (Turkey) at the festivities, ca. 1914-1918. (World War I)
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Mimar Sinan: Mosque of Süleyman I the Magnificent
Mimar Sinan: Mosque of Süleyman I the Magnificent Mosque of Süleyman I the Magnificent, Istanbul, by Mimar (“Architect”) Sinan, 1550–57.

Sinan

Ottoman architect
Also known as: Mimar Koca Sinan, Mimar Sinan
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Sinan (born c. 1490, Ağırnaz, Turkey—died July 17, 1588, Constantinople [now Istanbul]) was the most celebrated of all Ottoman architects, whose ideas, perfected in the construction of mosques and other buildings, served as the basic themes for virtually all later Turkish religious and civic architecture. The son of Greek or Armenian Christian parents, Sinan entered his father’s trade as a stone mason and carpenter. In 1512, however, he was drafted into the Janissary corps. Sinan,...

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