The Most Original Contribution of Sinan to Ottoman Architecture Was

question 57

Multiple Choice

The most original contribution of Sinan to Ottoman architecture was:

• A) To adapt the dome-over-a-square concept from Roman designs.
• B) To use stained glass and flying buttresses to distribute weight.
• C) To incorporate pre-Islamic pyramids, in defiance of the strictures of Islamic law.
• D) To use up to eight slender pillars as hidden internal supports of the dome.

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