The architect is known to have lived between late 15th century
and early 16th century. There is not much information about his
life, but he is supposed to be the Chief Architect in the period of Bayezid II.
He was one of the architects of the era of Bayezid II. It is registered in the
sources that his father’s name was Mimar Murad. According to the information in
Hadîkatü'l-Cevâmi, written
by Ayvansarâyî through the end of the XVIII. Century and in the preface of Tezkiretü'l-Bünyân, which gives information taking part in and the information about
works that Mimar Sinan constructed, the architect of Bayezit Mosque was Mimar Kemaleddin.
The Architect Hayreddin became the
pioneer of the style of the Classical period in Ottoman architecture with
harmony and balance that he brought to the relation between the whole structure
and each item by connecting rates which should appear between column heights,
widths and ratios. He is known as the master of Mimar Sinan. Beyazıt Mosque and
Complex were constructed between 906-911 (1500-1505), however, as a result the earthquake
occurred in 1509, of one of the most violent earthquakes during the history of
Istanbul, many buildings collapsed. Some reconstruction work was given to the
Architect Hayreddin.
The Mimar Hayreddin was also the
architect of the famous Mostar Bridge. The Mostar Bridge, (Bosnian: Stari Most)
was built across the Neretva River running through the Mostar city of Bosnia
and Herzegovina by Architect Hayrettin in 1566 and Hayreddin used 456 blocks of
stone for the bridge. The famous bridge gave its name to the city around it,
and Mostar became the main city of
The Architect Hayreddin was appointed to permanent maintenance of Pirinç
Han constructed in Bursa by Bayezid II, in 1508. He built cells, shops and
houses to support the masjid which still exists in a renovated situation in
Dîvanyolu. Appointments were made in order to
give daily-pay to imams, muezzins, wallets and to provide food in the nights of
Regâib and Berat. In the deed trust
of this foundation, his name was recorded as Master Mimar Hacı Hayreddin, and
because of his masjid, the neighborhood has been called with his name up to
now.
Mimar
Hayreddin Mosque was destroyed and rebuilt by Abdülhamid II, since Divanyolu
avenue was extended in 1316 (1898-99). Due to the changes in the time, the grave of
the Mimar Hayreddin was lost. There is another small mosque carrying
Hayreddin's own name in a site close to the tomb of the Grand Vizier Sinan
Pasha in Parmakkapı. In Istanbul, he was buried next
to the Mimar Hayreddin Mescidi, on the opposite of Sinanpaşa Tomb in Divanyolu.
REFERENCE:
Ahmed Refik / Türk Mimarları, (1937, s. 4), Ahmed Süheyl [Ünver] / "Mimar Kemaleddin mi? Mimar
Hayreddin mi?" (Akşam, 8 Şubat 1938),
Rıfkı Melûl Meriç / "Beyazıd Câmii Mimarı, II. Sultan Bâyezid Devri
Mimarları ile Bazı Binaları, Beyazıd Câmii ile Alâkalı Hususlar, Sanatkârlar ve
Eserleri" (İlahiyat Fakültesi Yıllık Araştırmalar Dergisi, II, 1957, s.
27-28), Tahsin Öz / İstanbul Camileri (I, s. 105, 1962), Büyük Larousse (c. 9, s. 5136, 1986), İhsan Erzi / Camilerimiz
Ansiklopedisi (1987, s. 11, 49), Ana Britanica (c.
10, s. 503, 1987), TDV İslam Ansiklopedidi (c. 17. s. 55-56, 1998), İhsan Işık
/ Ünlü Sanatçılar (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 5, 2013) - Encyclopedia
of Turkey’s Famous People (2013).