The Yivli Minaret Mosque ( tr, Yivliminare Camii; lit. "Fluted Minaret" Mosque), also known as the Alaaddin Mosque ( tr, Alaaddin Camii) or simply Grand Mosque ( tr, Ulu Camii), in
Antalya is a historical mosque built by the
Anatolian Seljuk Sultan
Kay Qubadh I
Alā ad-Dīn Kayqubād ibn Kaykhusraw ( fa, علاء الدين كيقباد بن كيخسرو; tr, I. Alâeddin Keykûbad, 1190–1237), also known as Kayqubad I, was the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm who reigned from 1220 to 1237. He expanded the ...
. It is part of a
külliye (complex of structures) which includes the Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev
Medrese, Seljuk and
Dervish lodge, and the vaults of Zincirkıran and Nigar Hatun. The mosque is located in
Kaleiçi
Kaleiçi is the historic city center of Antalya, Turkey. Until modern times, almost the entire city was confined within its walls. It has structures dating from the Roman Empire, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuq Empire, Seljuk, Ottoman Empire, Ottoman an ...
(the old town centre) along Cumhuriyet Caddesi, next to Kalekapısı Meydanı. The mosque's fluted minaret called the Yivli Minare, which is decorated with dark blue tiles, is a landmark and symbol of the city. In 2016 it was inscribed in the
Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey.
History
The mosque was first built in 1230 and fully reconstructed for the second time in 1373. The
minaret
A minaret (; ar, منارة, translit=manāra, or ar, مِئْذَنة, translit=miʾḏana, links=no; tr, minare; fa, گلدسته, translit=goldaste) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generall ...
is high and free-standing, built on a square stone base, with eight fluted sections and has 90 steps to the top.
The first building (1230) was built around 1225-7, during the reign of the
Seljuk Seljuk or Saljuq (سلجوق) may refer to:
* Seljuk Empire (1051–1153), a medieval empire in the Middle East and central Asia
* Seljuk dynasty (c. 950–1307), the ruling dynasty of the Seljuk Empire and subsequent polities
* Seljuk (warlord) (di ...
sultan
Ala ad-Din Kay Qubadh I (1220-1237). The original mosque was destroyed in the 14th century and a new mosque was built in 1373 by the
Hamidids on the foundation of a Byzantine church. With its six domes, it is one of the oldest examples of multi-dome construction in
Anatolia.
Today the building houses the Antalya Ethnographic Museum and contains clothing, kitchen utensils, embroidery, tapestries and looms, socks, sacks,
kilims, ornaments, and nomadic tents. It was opened to the public in 1974.
See also
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List of Turkish Grand Mosques
This is a list of Turkish Grand Mosques or ''Ulucami'', a title originally given to the grandest Friday mosque of a Turkish city where local citizens traditionally gathered en masse for Friday Prayers, though today it is common for Muslims in a si ...
Notes
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Pictures of the mosque
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Buildings and structures in Antalya
Anatolian Beyliks architecture
Tourist attractions in Antalya
History of Antalya Province
Mosques in Antalya
14th-century mosques
Muratpaşa District
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1373
World Heritage Tentative List for Turkey
Mosques completed in 1230