The Alâeddin Mosque is the principal monument on Alaaddin Hill in central Konya. The infobox names the style as Seljuk. The article names no architect, though an inscription mentions the Syrian craftsman Muhammad ben Khaulan of Damascus. The Seljuk Sultans of Rum were its patrons, and it served as their main prayer hall. It measures 184 by 233 feet (56 by 71 m).
Work began in 1155 under Sultan Mesud I. Kaykaus I started a major rebuilding in 1219 and died that year, and Alaaddin Keykubad I resumed it. An inscription over the main entrance dates completion to 1220 and 1221, while another passage says he added a 42-column room in 1235. The courtyard holds a ten-sided tomb with eight sultans' sarcophagi.
The minaret, the marble mihrab of 1891 and the eastern door are Ottoman-period additions. It was a museum from 1945 to 1952. A full restoration began in 2014 and was almost finished by 2020.
Comments