Mimar Sinan
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| Mimar Sinan خواجه معمار سنان آغا |
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| Name | Mimar Sinan خواجه معمار سنان آغا |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Birth date | c. 1489/1490 |
| Birth place | Ağırnas, Karaman, Ottoman Empire |
| Date of death | July 17, 1588 (aged 98) |
| Place of death | Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
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| Buildings | Süleymaniye Mosque Selimiye Mosque Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge Mihrimah Sultan Mosque Kılıç Ali Pasha Complex Şehzade Mosque Haseki Baths Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Banya Bashi Mosque Church of the Assumption |
Mimar Sinan or Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ (Ottoman Turkish: خواجه معمار سنان آغا; Modern Turkish: Mimar Sinan) (15 April 1489 - 9 April 1588) was an Ottoman architect and civil engineer. He worked for sultans Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II, and Murad III. He worked about fifty years for Ottoman Empire. His masterpiece is the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne. His most famous work is the Suleiman Mosque in Istanbul.
