Mimar Hayruddin
Mimar Hayruddin was an Ottoman chief architect and civil engineer under the rule of Sultan Bayezid II from and Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.
A student of the celebrated Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan, Hayruddin was responsible for the construction of the Stari Most in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bayezid II Mosque in Istanbul, and külliye Complex of Sultan Bayezid II in Edirne, and another in town of Amasya.
The Stari Most, in particular, is considered an exemplary piece of Balkan Islamic architecture. Legend has it that Hayruddin was convinced his design would fail and, after nine years of construction, prepared himself to die on the day the bridge was finally unveiled. Hayruddin's design was to endure until the destruction of the bridge by Croat forces in 1993.
The Sultan Bayezid II complex is located on the banks of the Tunca River, consisting of a mosque, medical school, hospital and bathhouse, attracts some 7,000 tourists daily.
Mimar Hayrüddin is considered to be one of the founders of the classical Ottoman style in architecture.
