Faith / Mosque
Sivrihisar Ulu Mosque (Grand Mosque)
Sivrihisar, Eskişehir
One of Anatolia's largest wooden-columned mosques, whose roof is supported by 67 wooden columns; on the UNESCO Tentative List.
Its story
The first construction of the Sivrihisar Ulu Mosque goes back to 1232; it took its present form in a repair in 1274, and its minaret was added in 1440. In the large prayer hall with four entrances, 67 wooden columns support the flat wooden roof. Its wooden minbar, with geometric interlacing, is considered an outstanding example of Seljuk woodwork. In 2016 the mosque was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List as part of the 'Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia'. It is reached by a short detour from the Ankara–Eskişehir road.
Key facts
- Built
- 1232; 1274 repair
- UNESCO
- Tentative List (2016)
- Admission
- Free
- Wooden columns
- 67
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
39.45092, 31.53740
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivrihisar_Ulu_Camii | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mosque_of_Sivrihisar | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31188753