Ignore the past: the architecture of mosques. (influence of 16th-century Turkish architect Mimar Sinan on the architecture of modern mosques in Turkey)(Brief Article) The Economist (US) (1/24/1998)
...mosques, and he may well put the blame on the great Mimar Sinan. This is surprising. The best of Sinan's 16th-century mosques, baths and tombs...Magnificent, the most illustrious of the lot-Sinan crafted a cityscape that still astonishes...
Time Off: TUKISH delight; What the Reds fans will find on the streets of Istanbul.(Features) Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) (5/10/2005)
...nearly 500 years ago it was the crowning achievement of Mimar Sinan, Islam's most famous architect. In recent years Islamic...though is Nevizade Street, a very busy street with a great atmosphere, and packed full of restaurants frequented...
Mosques and modernity; Contemporary art.(Istanbul Biennial) The Economist (US) (10/27/2001)
...performance in the women's section of the Cemberlitas Hammam--Istanbul's most famous bath house, designed by Mimar Sinan, the great 16th-century mosque builder and Ottoman answer to Michelangelo. Inside the bath house, a Bosnian artist...
this + that.(ENTERTAINMENT) Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) (2/10/2008)
...architectural icon, the Minneapolis Central Library is a great site for a new series of talks by professors from the...Topics include: The Michelangelo of Ottoman Turkey: Koca Mimar Sinan (Feb. 19), Cass Gilbert and the Western landscape...
Architectural Healing; Planning Mostar's Revival Once Again The Washington Post (5/14/1994)
...around in cellars. Each of the city's 14 functioning mosques now lies in ruins, including one designed by Mimar Sinan, the great Ottoman architect whose achievements rival or exceed those of his Italian Renaissance contemporaries. Nor was...
Building things is the focus of four good books Post-Tribune (IN) (11/10/2005)
...travel from Italy and Filippo Brunelleschi to Turkey and Mimar Koca Sinan, then to Brazil, New York City, Paris, Barcelona...makes me nervous. My admiration for the beam walkers is great. 'Raise the Roof!' If you want to build something...
Building Bridges in Bosnia.(rebuilding of ancient bridge) History Today (2/1/2000)
...technology. The man who built it between two medieval towers in 1556 was Mimar (architect) Hayreddin, a pupil of the great Sinan who was the chief architect of the greatest Ottoman sultan, Suleyman the Magnificent. The elegant bridge consisted...
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