Entire books have been written about Sinan, architect of the Ottoman Empire (1490-1588. He lived to the very old age of 98!). I might do more posts about him in future.
Today I just want to share this little video. It shows a rotating stone column (Döner Sütun) inside a very tight opening in Muradiye Mosque in Manisa (1585). Its purpose is to detect ear…
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