Islamic Architecture :Sinan The Architect *VS.* L.Da Vinci_http://www.turkishenglishtranslator.com/

http://www.turkishenglishtranslator.com/ Many people in the world know Leonardo DA VINCI (1452-1519)the Italian artist having a great range of capabilities in addittion to painting, like anatomy, bridge building, flight, war machines, cartography, architecture, mathematics, geology, biology, natural history, music and philosophy.
On the other hand in the Islamic World a parallel and at least an equally important person lived in the same period .Unfortunately even many Moslems do not have any information about "The master architect Mimar Sinan", (1488-1588) who is also honored with a crater on Mercury named after him.
Sinan's mosques and buildings of other types offer big scope for study because while no Italian architect built more than a few domed structures, Sinan is credited with over a hundred, including twenty-five in Istanbul alone. Various sources state that Sinan was the architect of around 360 structures Examples of his architecture aside from Istanbul and Edirne, can also be seen in Syria , Jerusalem, Egypt, Tunisia, Algiers, the Balkans and Hungary, where he built mosques, bridges, fountains ,palaces, aqueducts ,libraries and schools .
Sinan participated in many military campaigns ranging from Central Europe to Iran and Iraq . In his job as a military engineer he oversaw the building of fortifications, ships and bridges. He made his first biggest reputation when he constructed a bridge over the River Pruth in Moldavia in just a few days. During his extensive travels for military purposes he saw many fine examples of the architecture of several civilizations, and took note of their qualities. Because of his exceptional talents and ability for organization, he was appointed chief architect to the Sultan Suleyman the Magnificient in 1538.
So in this point I must say that Moslems can not show the world their values as well as other cultures do which is very important in intercultural relations..
Sinan who was generally considered the greatest of all Ottoman architects, unlike Vinci's luxurious life, lived in poverty during his century long life although he paid the highest wages to people he employed.In addition he was also a great inventor in acoustics,mathematics,geology,decoration with his 'matchless masterpieces in the world' which are 'worthy of the admiration of humankind'.
Due to Sinan's rising reputation, many royal and individual clients demands caused a building boom that changed the Istanbul landscape to what today the Turks and people from all over the world consider the quality of this great city's image.
Sinan, in the bridges he built, has masterfully combined art with functionalism. The largest of his work in this group is the nearly 635 m. long Büyükçekmece Bridge in Istanbul. Other significant examples are Silivri Bridge outside of Istanbul, Lüleburgaz (Sokullu Mehmet Pasha) Bridge on Lüleburgaz River, Sinanli Bridge over Ergene River and Drina Bridge which has became the title of the famous novel of Yugoslav author Ivo Andriç.
While Sinan was maintaining and improving the water supply system of Istanbul, he has built arched aqueducts at several locations within the city. Maglova Arch over Alibey River, which is 257 meter long, 35 meters high and displaying two layers of arches is one of the best samples of its kind.

Sinan's masterpiece at the age of 80 is the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne. Here the dome is placed above a square, being the largest dome in the world surpassing the Hagia Sophia where there are no columns to obstruct the view of the mosque
He was an architect who grew up in one of the most splendid periods of the Ottoman Empire, and he contributed to this era with his Works below.
• 94 great mosques (camii),
• 57 universities,
• 52 smaller mosques (mescit),
• 41 bath-houses (hamam).
• 35 palaces (saray),
• 22 mausoleums (türbe),
• 20 caravansary (kervansaray; han),
• 17 public kitchens (imaret),
• 8 bridges,
• 8 store houses and
• 7 schools (medrese),
• 6 aqueducts,
3 hospitals (darüşşifa)

God rest his soul in Peace.
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[outrider52]

Why all the hatred for muslims? I think the west is feeling threatened by the ideas of Islam.

[burcutrabzon]

oh yes, muslims have no culture, byzantians created andalusia,taj mahhal, samarkand, isfahan, mostar, kairo etc...Do they teach you that shit in greek schools...

YOu would say ottoman houses, sarays, kerwansarays, hamams, bazars, bridges etc. were created by greeks...I enjoyed you stupidty....Please more stupid comments...

[berad011]

@burcutrabzon

burcu yukarda müslümanların bir kültüre sahip olmadığını yazmış. biz kopye ediyormuşuz bizanstan.

cevap: her kültür birbirinden etkilenir, biz kopyalamadıkki aynısını bilakis geliştirdik. ayasofyanın kubbesi kaç kez harap oldu sinan restore etti zirve değildi ayasofya bizans mimarisi için.

alle kulturen bewirken sich immer miteinander. islamischekultur hat (greekskultur oder romischekultur) ganz nicht kopiert, sondern ausgebaut.

[havee3333333]

@hitturkey24

Religions are not required to have a good life. I have had a great life, and I am happy to be alive. I do not worry myself about what happens in the afterlife, because whatever I think will only be my fear speaking. Inside the email I sent you, I wrote what the Buddha said about religion. And that is much of what I believe.

Communism isn't dead, it is only starting.

[hitturkey24]

@havee3333333 if you give a chance to me and search HOW YUSUF ESTES AND FRIENDS CONVERTED TO ISLAM (PART 1 in youtube this may open new horizons to you rgds

[hitturkey24]

@havee3333333 what is your solution then? It was seen that although communism gave equal economic conditions to everybody people were in search of spiritual satisfaction and finally communism collapsed. what all religions bring is that u r having an examination here and if you pass then you will have a real happy endless life. Religions bring some rules to evade from evil and Islam is the last version .

[havee3333333]

@hitturkey24

Yes, I have studied the 3 Abrahamic religions, if that is what you mean. My solution to answering a problem is not going from one corrupt belief to another, and I am sorry if this offends you, but Islam is just as evil and corrupt as Christianity and Judaism.

Some of the more interesting religions are from India.

[hitturkey24]

@havee3333333 hv u examined all religions before this decision?

[havee3333333]

@hitturkey24

I know mate. When I was young my parents sent me to school to learn the Torah. But I no longer believe in religion.

[hitturkey24]

@havee3333333 God scattered peopleupon the face of the Earth, and confused their languages and translators like me began to gain money :)

[havee3333333]

@hitturkey24

I don't believe in religion. Any dooms day situation should be handled by science departments, rather than prophecy. I can give you a list of prophetic dooms days failed predictions, if you want.

You seem to know a lot about religion though. I told 3 other Muslims about it, and your the first to know what the tower of Babel is.