Constructions
During his tenure during 50 years of the post of imperial architect, Sinan is said to have constructed or supervised 476 buildings (196 of which still survive), according to the official list of his works, the Tazkirat-al-Abniya. He couldn't possibly have designed them all, but he relied on the skills of his office. He took credit and the responsibility for their work. For, as a janissary, and thus a slave of the sultan, his primary responsibility was to the sultan. In his spare time, he also designed buildings for the chief officials. He delegated to his assistants the construction of less important buildings in the provinces.
- 94 large mosques (camii),
- 57 colleges,
- 52 smaller mosques (mescit),
- 48 bath-houses (hamam).
- 35 palaces (saray),
- 22 mausoleums (türbe),
- 20 caravanserai (kervansaray; han),
- 17 public kitchens (imaret),
- 8 bridges,
- 8 store houses or granaries
- 7 Koranic schools (medrese),
- 6 aqueducts,
- 3 hospitals (darüşşifa)
Some of his works:
- Azapkapi Sokullu Mosque in Istanbul
- Caferağa Medresseh
- Selimiye Mosque in Edirne
- Süleymaniye Complex
- Kılıç Ali Pasha Complex
- Molla Çelebi Mosque
- Haseki Baths
- Piyale Pasha Mosque
- Şehzade Mosque
- Mihrimah Sultan Mosque in Edirnekapı
- Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
- Nisanci Mehmed Pasha Mosque
- Rüstem Pasha Mosque
- Zal Mahmud Pasha Mosque
- Kadirga Sokullu Mosque
- Koursoum Mosque or Osman Shah Mosque in Trikala
- Al-Takiya Al-Suleimaniya in Damascus
- Yavuz Sultan Selim Madras
- Mimar Sinan Bridge in Büyükçekmece
- Church of the Assumption in Uzundzhovo
- Tekkiye Mosque
- Khusruwiyah Mosque
- Oratory at the Western Wall
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