Stone Dressing Techniques

Reconstruction of Ancient Arcades at Amr Mosque, Cairo-Egypt

Memmar (Architect) Sinan was one of the brilliant Turkish architects in the medieval times.. who had applied engineering innovations and artistic touches to the old practice of Stone Dressing.. He had used the ancient Greek stone building crafts; with experiences from Roma, Syria and Egypt to produce monuments that could stand against time and environmental deterioration.. 
I had the privilege to work with Stone Builders in Egypt and understood the various techniques of Stone Dressing; which are the principles of Stone Building.. Unfortunately, theses crafts are diminishing by time, and few skills are persistent now-a-days.. Regretfully, there is no Arabic records of these crafts, nor any form of protection or revival

As the World Stoods - Mimar Sinan (Part 1)

Architect Sinan's memory and soul are being kept alive under the shadow of Erciyes.

The most beautiful texture of the stone comes from master hands.

The scene that impressed me most in the documentary series is the master who finally completed the minaret's cones.

Nowadays, iron pile minarets have increased. Respect to our masters.

Celebrate houses and watch this documentary generation as a family. Long live Sinan and its structures as the world stops

 

The documentary "As the World Stands", prepared for the 1988 International Year of Architect Sinan and reflects the life and works of the great architect, consists of six episodes of half an hour each. 

Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish experts, architects, art historians and social anthropologists took part in the Mimar Sinan Research Center established within MTV for this documentary. In addition to Mimar Sinan's life and building activities, more than ten thousand information slips were compiled at the research center, which examined the rulers of the Ottoman Empire at that time, comparing political, social, economic and cultural events with Europe and Asia.

For the documentary "As the World Stoods", which was completed in one and a half years, 40,000 km of travel was filmed in more than thirty provinces within the borders of Turkey. In addition, filming took place in Greece, Hungary, Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union and Syria.

"As the World Stops" won the "Jury Special Award" at the 1989 Lausanne Architectural Film Competition, the "Architecture Award" at the 1990 UNESCO International Art Film Competition, and the "Council of Europe Special Award" at the 1990 Bordeaux City Planning and Architectural Film Competition. what was deemed worthy.

Director:  Suha Arın
Director of Photography:  İlhan Arakon
Camera:  Turhan Yavuz
Editing:  Cahit Seymen
Music:  Turgay Erdener
Narrator:  Süreyya Arın, Sacit Onan (TR), Ian Shears (EN), Alain Laurenceau (FR)
Duration:  180 min. (6 episodes of 30 minutes each)
Format:  35 mm Color Film
Production Year:  1988

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