Tekke of Jalal al-Din al-Rumi

File / Documentation

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1.7 MB

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JPEG

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Creator(s)

Islamic, Turkish

Time period

creation date: 1512-1520

Location

Site: Konya (Turkey)

Cultural context

Islamic

Turkish

Description

"Also known as a dergah, a tekke is a lodge for dervishes. Tekkes are a frequent occurrence in Turkish architecture and are usually part of a complex which includes a mosque and memorial tomb. They may be regarded as the counterpart of the more orthodox madrassa. A tekke often consists of a number of individual cells which are used as shelters for the dervishes.""Jalal al-Din al-Rumi, or Mevlana, was a mystic of the Sufi order who died in Konya in 1273. His tomb is a striking conical tower covered in turquoise tiles. It is incorporated into an Ottoman mosque complex, but the mausoleum itself dates from the Seljuk period."

view from below, view up at tiled, scalloped mausoleum supported by triangular squinches, July 2010

Work type

Tomb

Mausoleum

Medium

brick

stone

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