Famous Aladdin Mosque, the nice masterpiece of Seljuk Period is that the oldest and largest mosque in Konya. It's located on the Aladdin Hill which includes a meteoric landscape. Also it absolutely was built by grand architecture Mehmet bin Havlan in 1556 and completed during the reign of Seljuk Sultan Aladdin Keykubat I which reflects the people this glorious mosque was made for the sake of him.
RENOVATIONS
Moreover, the brilliant mosque was renovated within the certain periods; as a results of the archive records and also the inscriptions of the mosque, it absolutely was found out that this fascinating structure was fixed between 1889 and 1890, the time of Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamit II. Later, at the start of Republic Period and Second war, the mosque was used as a storehouse and damaged after the earthquake hence, it had been again repaired.
ARCHITECTURE
This miraculous construction bewitches the visitors with its amazing architectural tissue. When the people are step into here, the superb and multicultural building grabs them.
The mosque built in line with the Islamic Style also includes some sections like 41 special columns belonging to the Byzantine (Rome) and Classic Era. Having irregular and distorted plan, this breath-taking masterpiece, valuable house of worship, contains wooden mimbar, mihrab furnished faience mosaics and cupola. This perfect building which is roofed by a flat roof situated on 62 columns is 86 m broad and 57 m in high.Except for those features, one among the foremost spectacular sections of the wonderful mosque is ‘’the north side’’ because this part consists of 21 little ravishing windows which creates a mystic atmosphere.
In addition that, it's possible the visitors to determine the tombs of Sultans like Mesut I, Kılıç Arslan, Rükneddin Suleiman II, Gıyaseddin Keyhüsref, Alaaddin Keykubad I and Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev.
