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Ottoman architectural design, including work discussed in connection with the Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque and Suleiman’s mausoleum.
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Firas Alkhateeb
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“…buildings. A student of the great Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan travelled to the Mughal Empire to take part in the construction of the legendary Taj Mahal. India was particularly attractive to Muslim religious…”
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“…in the New World. 14 8 9 Koca Mimar Sinan is born. A renowned architect, he built Turkey's Selimiye and Suleymaniye mosques, as well as many others. 1497 Detail of Piri Reis' s…”
Text around a matching name in the supplied edition. Extraction may retain spelling or spacing errors.“…and hydrochloric acid. • Sinan FULL NAME: Koca Mimar Sinan BORN: 1489 DIED: 1588 MOST INFLUENTIAL WORK: Designing and building more than 477 buildings, including the Selimi ye Mosque in Edirne, which has…”
Text around a matching name in the supplied edition. Extraction may retain spelling or spacing errors.“…all other Arabic grammars are based. Sinan, Koca Mimar Sinan (1489-1588); IstanbuL Turkey; architect and designer . Ibrahim ibn Sinan ibn Thabit ibn Qurra (goB- 946); Harran, Turkey; geo meter, astronomer, and mathematician.…”
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