Mimar Sinan
Mimar Sinan 1490-1588 Ottoman Architect . Even now every person in Turkey know his name he was so famous because the mosques he build and most importantly engineering behind the scenes .He also was architect of other buildings or bridges too . 365 undersigned works across the world 92, 52 small mosques, 55 schools of madrasahs, seven schools for Quran reciters (darülkurra), 20 mausoleums, 17 imarets, three hospitals, six waterways, 10 bridges, 20 caravanserais, 36 palaces, eight cellars and 48 public baths. (Sabah, D. (2018, April 12) )
He was son of Greek Or Armenian Christian parents and his name was Joseph but after he entered Janissary (Yeniceri) corps he chose Islam and after good education he began a lifelong service to Ottoman royal family and specifically great Sultan Suleyman I . (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (1998, July 20)) After he become construction officer in Ottoman Army they say while Ottoman army tried the past river (Prut River) and every bridge they build was falling down and while they trying the solve the problem , Sultan hears about Mimar Sinan in army and give order to him to design a bridge . (Sabah, D. (2018, April 12) ) Until he became almost 50 he stayed in army as a captain of the infantry , a commender of the war machines , and the chief architect in the army even he became a colonel in the sultans personal guard while he is studied architecture .After around his 50`s he became the court architect. (Mimar Sinan - A Genius Architect for the Ottoman Empire, n.d.)
The first mosque created for Suleiman by Sinan was the Haseki Hurrem Cami, the mosque of Hurrem Sultan. The complex of Haseki Hurrem included a medrese (college), an imaret (public kitchen), a hospital, and a primary school. Sinan started to work on it in 1538 and finished it 20 years later. (Mimar Sinan - A Genius Architect for the Ottoman Empire, n.d.).
The most important masterpiece of Sinan : Selimiye Mosque
The Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, which Sinan called "his masterwork," is accepted as one of the leading works of Turkish-Ottoman art and world architectural history. The work built by Sultan Selim II and admired with its four minarets shows that Sinan is also a master city planner with his choice of place.The mosque, made of cut stone, was built on an area of 1,620 square meters with its interior and on a total area of 2,475 square meters with its courtyard. The dome is 43.28 meters above the ground, with 31.30 meters in diameter. (Sabah, D. (2018, April 12) )
Engineering of Mimar Sinan
The engineering in Mimar Sinan works was incredible especially in Suleymaniye Mosue . According to Vahit Okumuş, a Senior Civil Engineer Mimar Sinan made calculation in every branch of engineering he discovered his unique mathematics called "unit circle method." . He said that Sinan never put a stone or figure without making calculations. "Everything you see definitely has a calculation. Sinan knows the ground engineering and earthquakes. He heated mosques from the ground. Süleymaniye Mosque has a smut room," Okumuş continued. "They always ask me to tell me about the smut room, but I say I cannot. I know where it is and its structure. People before us said, 'Here is the smut room, the smut is collected here. The ink is produced from the smut.' There are oil lamps all over the mosque. How is this smut going to the room and why do not they smoke anywhere else. I have been studying it and have not found out yet. This has a science.". (Sabah, D. (2018, April 12) ) Suleymaniye Mosue was based on Hagia Sophia . *
References
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (1998, July 20). Sinan | Architecture, Buildings, Works, & Biography. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sinan
Sabah, D. (2018, April 12). Mimar Sinan: Master architect who shaped Ottoman lands. Daily Sabah. https://www.dailysabah.com/feature/2018/04/12/mimar-sinan-master-architect-who-shaped-ottoman-lands
Mimar Sinan - A Genius Architect for the Ottoman Empire. (n.d.). Ancient Origins Reconstructing the story of humanity's past. https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/mimar-sinan-genius-architect-ottoman-empire-006052
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