| Title | The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Necipoglu G |
| Number of Pages | 592 |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| ISBN Number | 978-1861892539 |
| Keywords | architecture, Edirne, Ottoman, Sinan |
| Abstract | Mimar Koca Sinan (1489–1588), the most celebrated of all Ottoman Empire architects, is particularly renowned for his contributions to the cityscape of Istanbul. During his fifty-year career he designed hundreds of buildings, and his distinctive architectural idiom left its imprint on the terrain of a vast empire extending from the Danube to the Tigris. Sinan’s mosques are considered among his best work, and with their light-filled centralized domes, remain a testament to his inventive spirit and passion for experimentation. In this major study of Sinan’s extraordinary buildings, Gülru Necipoglu argues that Sinan’s rich variety of mosque designs sprang from a process of negotiation between the architect and his patrons, rather than from unrestrained formal experimentation. Using primary source material, Necipoglu describes how Sinan created a layered system of mosque types, reflecting social status and territorial rank. |
