B41.079 Esrefoglu Mosque

Preview

Creator

Denis Baly

Creation Date

1966

Image ID

B41.079

Image Format

Article

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 / 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.