Yakub Şah ibn Sultan Şah
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.
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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.
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 [...]