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Creation Date
1966
Image ID
B41.050
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Niğde, Turkey
Description
The Sungur Bey mosque in Nigde was commissioned by Sungur Aga, governor of the region under the last Ilkhanid ruler of Anatolia in the first half of the fourteenth century. The mosque is known especially for its combination of traditional Seljuk and 'Frankish motifs' such as Gothic rose windows. Explanations have proposed that both outsider Christians and local Muslims worked together in the construction of this building. - SK
Keywords
Niğde, Turkey
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