Andrea Palladio vs Mimar Sinan
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Compare the life timelines of Andrea Palladio (1508–1580) and Mimar Sinan (1490–1588) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 72 years, from 1508 to 1580.
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Andrea Palladio (1508–1580)
- — Born in Padua, Republic of Venice Verified
- — Apprenticed to a stonecutter in Padua Verified
- — Moved to Vicenza and joined the masons' guild Verified
- — Married Allegradonna Verified
- — Taken up by humanist Gian Giorgio Trissino Verified
- — Won the commission to rebuild the Basilica Palladiana Verified
- — Began the church of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice Verified
- — Began Villa La Rotonda Verified
- — Published The Four Books of Architecture Verified
- — Died while the Teatro Olimpico was under construction Verified
Mimar Sinan (1490–1588)
- — Born in Agirnas near Kayseri in central Anatolia Verified
- — Recruited into Ottoman service through the devshirme levy Verified
- — Served as a Janissary and military engineer in Ottoman campaigns Verified
- — Appointed chief royal architect of the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Completed the Sehzade Mosque in Istanbul Verified
- — Built the Suleymaniye Mosque complex in Istanbul Verified
- — Built the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, his masterpiece Verified
- — Died in Istanbul Verified