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Selimiye Mosque

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1.73 MB

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JPEG

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Creator(s)
architect: Sinan (Ottoman, 1495-1588)
Islamic, Turkish
Time period
creation date: 1512-1520
Location
Site: Edirne (Turkey)
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."
exterior, view along arched entrance portico of Selimiye Mosque with turquoise tiled dome of Mevlana Museum in the background, July 2010
Work type
Tomb
Mosque
Mausoleum
Medium
brick
sandstone
stone
ferruginous sandstone
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Igor Demchenko 2009
Access rights
All rights reserved
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