Yakub Şah ibn Sultan Şah

October 12th, 2011Posted by istanbul

Nothing is known about this architect despite the splendor of his creation. He is thought to have been a Turk. One of Architect of Beyazit Mosque is Yakub Sah.

The Architects of Istanbul

October 12th, 2011Posted by istanbul

Many men have left their mark on the stones of Is­tanbul, most famously Koca Mimar Sinan, the great Ottoman architect who was responsible for a stag­gering 84 buildings, half of them mosques. Second only to Sinan must come the prolific Balyan family whose baroque 19th-century designs tend to be less popular with contemporary visitors but [...]