Architect Sinan built or restored 477 buildings, including 159 mosques. More than 300 of buildings were in Istanbul. He died (1588) at the age of 90. After centuries of denial, in recent decades Turkey has admitted that Sinan was Christian, but no word yet about his Armenian identity.
 

Architect Sinan built or restored 477 buildings, including 159 mosques. More than 300 of buildings were in Istanbul. He died (1588) at the age of 90. After centuries of denial, in recent decades Turkey has admitted that Sinan was Christian, but no word yet about his Armenian identity.