Selimiye Mosque, Konya
{{Short description|Mosque in Konya, Turkey}}
{{Other uses|Selimiye Mosque (disambiguation)}}
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Selimiye Mosque (Selim II Mosque, {{langx|tr|Selimiye Camisi}}) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Konya, Turkey.
Location
File:Selimiye Mosque, Konya 01.JPG
The mosque is in the Karatay secondary municipality of Konya. It is situated in the business center of the city to the east of the Aziziye Mosque. The mosque was built next to the funerary shrine complex of Mevlana Celalüddin Rumi, a Persian sufi mystic (today the Mevlâna Museum).{{sfn|Necipoğlu|2005|p=63}}
History
The mosque had been commissioned in 1558 by Selim II while he was still a şehzade (prince) working as a sanjak governor. Although the mosque was constructed while Mimar Sinan held the post of chief architect, the building is not listed in any of his autobiographies.{{sfn|Necipoğlu|2005|p=63}} In Konya Sinan only lists the renovation of a hospice.{{sfn|Necipoğlu|2005|p=64}} The construction was completed in 1570 after Selim became the sultan. Later it was repaired three times; in 1685, 1816 and 1914.[http://www.konya.com/konya-turizm/Camiler/Konya-selimiye-camisi.asp Konya Tourism page {{in lang|tr}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406081142/http://www.konya.com/konya-turizm/Camiler/Konya-selimiye-camisi.asp |date=2013-04-06 }}
Architecture
The double-minaret mosque is a typical 16th century Ottoman mosque and it resembles Fatih Mosque in Istanbul. The praying area is roofed by a big dome. There are seven small domes over the portico. The mihrab is made of blue marble and the minbar is made of white marble.
References
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Sources
- {{cite book | last=Necipoğlu |first=Gülru | author-link=Gülru Necipoğlu |year=2005 |title=The Age of Sinan: Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire |publisher=Reaktion Books | place=London |isbn=978-1-86189-253-9 }}
External links
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- [https://archnet.org/sites/5547 Selimiye Mosque, Konya], Archnet
{{Mosques in Turkey}}
Category:Ottoman mosques in Konya
Category:Mosques completed in the 1570s
Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1570
Category:Mosque buildings with domes in Turkey