Mimar Sinan
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16th-century Ottoman chief architect and civil engineer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Mimar Sinan also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, was the chief Ottoman architect, engineer, mathematician for sultans Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II and Murad III. He was responsible for the construction of more than 300 major structures such as the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, the Kanuni Sultan Suleiman Bridge in Büyükçekmece, the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad, and other more modest projects such as madrasa's, külliyes, bridges, etc. His apprentices would later design the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul and Stari Most bridge in Mostar.
