Topic
Works of Mimar Sinan
The mosques, tombs and aqueducts of the Ottoman Empire's great architect, in Istanbul and Edirne.
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25 pieces on this topic
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Place · Istanbul
Hürrem Sultan Hamam
The Hürrem Sultan Hamam between Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque: a double bath by Mimar Sinan for Suleiman's wife Hürrem, built…
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Place · Istanbul
Rüstem Pasha Mosque
Sinan's small mosque above the market behind the Spice Bazaar, covered in about 2,300 İznik tiles: the hidden stairs, the Kaaba tile…
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Place · Istanbul
Süleymaniye Mosque
Mimar Sinan's mosque for Suleiman the Magnificent on Istanbul's Third Hill: its story, the tombs of Suleiman, Hürrem and Sinan, the ink-room…
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Place · Istanbul
Şehzade Mosque
Sinan's first imperial mosque, built by Suleiman in memory of his son: a perfectly symmetrical plan that inspired the Blue Mosque, carved…
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Place · Istanbul
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque
Sinan's small masterpiece on the slope below the Hippodrome: a stairway through a madrasa, superb İznik tiles and fragments of the Kaaba's…