A study of the life of Sinan reveals the story of a true creator, never satisfied with his achievements, constantly in search of new ideas and restlessly trying out innovative features. Sinan was already a mature person when he was appointed chief architect in his mid-forties, yet he was still to live through some fifty years of creative adventures, leading Turkish architecture to new heights.

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