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Creation Year
1967
Image ID
AP.079
Alternate Identifier
B41.079
Subcollection
AP: Central Turkey
Abstract
Interior view of the Eşrefoğlu Mosque (Camii in Turkish), commissioned by the Eşrefoğulları family in the 13th century.
Description
The Esrefoglu Camii dates from 1298 containing a unique wooden interior with fifty wooden columns capped with stalactite capitals. The wooden elements are characteristic of Seljuk architecture. The complex contains a tomb, caravanserai (inn), and a traditional Turkish bath. -CK
References
Iza, "Eşrefoğlu Mosque in Beyşehir." Turkish Archaeological News, Oct. 2023. https://turkisharchaeonews.net/object/e%C5%9Frefo%C4%9Flu-mosque-bey%C5%9Fehir
UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Esrefoglu Mosque." UNESCO World Heritage Centre. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Sept. 2016.
Stierlin, Henri, and Anne Stierlin. Turkey, from the Selçuks to the Ottomans. Köln: Taschen, 1998. Print.
Image Notes
Photograph created May 1967. Photograph processed September 1967. Formerly catalogued as B41.079, AP.033, AP.080. Notes written on the slide or index: Beyşehir.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Beysehir, Turkey
Keywords
Thirteenth Century, Seljuk, Wood, Wood Carving, Carving, Muqarnas, Columns, Stalactite Capitals, Capital, Arches, Balcony, Window, Masonry
Rights Statement
