Mimar Sinan was the greatest Ottoman architect, serving as the chief architect from 1539 until his death in 1588. During his long career under three Sultans, he built over 300 buildings, including mosques, palaces, hospitals and schools. His innovative designs helped establish classical Ottoman architecture, with his masterpieces including the Suleiman Mosque in Istanbul and the Sultan Ahmed Mosque. As no successors matched his skills, Ottoman architecture began to decline after his death.

1. The Great Ottoman Architect - Mimar Sinan
Background :
Mimar Koca Sinan, the ''Great Architect Sinan'', was born in Anatolia, Turkey in
1489, he died in Istanbul in 1588. In general, think of him as the greatest Ottoman
architect, Sinan's career spanned 50 years since he was appointed chief architect
by an Ottoman court by Sultan Suleyman I in 1539. His great mosques are the
representative image of Turkish Ottoman architecture.
During his long career, Sinan built hundreds of buildings including temples, palaces,
palaces, churches, tombs, schools, madrassahs, caravanserais, fountains, canals,
and hospitals.
The Heritage of Sinan :
Sinan's training at the Janissary Corps and his many connections to construction
enhanced his vision and enhanced his skills. His travels with an army traversing a
vast area of the country from the Mediterranean Basin from Anatolia to Italy.
Sinan was the first employed by Hurrem, the wife of Sultan Suleman I, to construct
a Kulliye and a public bath. The Kulliye was a building complex consisting of a
mosque, a hospital, a school, and a public kitchen.
Later, a mihrimah, Suleyman's daughter commissioned him to build adjoining
churches in the Uskudar and Edirnekapi districts of Istanbul. Sinan was first
commissioned by Suleyman I himself, it was the construction of Sehzade Cami built
in memory of his first son, Sehzade Mehmed who died young.
Sinan historian Sai Mustafa Celebi, who was a friend of his, listed 343 buildings.
During this long career, Sinan served three Sultans, Suleyman I, Selim II, and
Murat III. His works include, Khorsow Pasha Mosque in Aleppo, Sultan Suleyman's
Mosque in Damascus, AL-Haram AL Shareef in Al-Quds and Sultan Suleyman's
school in Makkah, Mosque of Mehmed Pasha in Sofia and Herzegovina, Mustapha
Pasha's Mosque of Ofen and the palace of Mehmed Pasha in Sarajevo.

2. The Mosque of Khorsow Pasha in Aleppo

3. The Mosque of Sultan Suleyman in Damascus
The dome of AL-Haram AL Shareef in Al-Quds

4. Early in his career as an architect, Sinan had to contend with traditionally established art. His training as a
Military engineer led him to draw closer to architecture from a visual standpoint, rather than from
theoretical.
By the time Sinan died, the Classical Ottoman Architecture had reached its climax. No follower was
given enough to improve the structure of the Mosque and further developed it. Her student reverted to
previous models, such as the Sehzade mosque, The establishment ended, and it began to decline.
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