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Look up: Sinan

  1. Sinan
    (1489-1588) Ottoman architect. He was chief architect to Suleiman the Magnificent from 1538. Among the hundreds of buildings he designed are the Suleimaniye mosque complex in Istanbul 1551-58 and the Selimiye...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  2. Sinan
    most celebrated of all Ottoman architects, whose ideas, perfected in the construction of mosques and other buildings, served as the basic themes for ... [6 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/99

  3. Sinan
    Sinan (sēnän) , Muslim architect, 1489?–1578?. He is regarded as the greatest of Islamic builders, his achievement lying in his solutions to spatial problems in cupola-topped structures. He was active during the reigns of Selim I, Sulayman I, and Selim II, and in 1539 he was named c...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A08

  4. Sinan
    Ottoman architect. He was chief architect to Suleiman the Magnificent from 1538. Among the hundreds of buildings he designed are the Suleimaniye mosque complex in Istanbul 1551–58 and the Selimiye mosque in Adrinople (now Edirne) 1569–74
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  5. Sinan
    (crater) `Sinan` is an impact crater on the planet Mercury, 147 kilometers in diameter. It is located at 15.5°N, 29.8°W, northeast of the crater Yeats and southeast of the crater Li Po. It has one craterlet on the south-southwestern side of the crater floor, and it has a symmetrical pit...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinan

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