Mahmut Bey Mosque

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Roof
Mihrab

Mahmutbey Mosque is a historical mosque in Kasaba village in Kastamonu Province, Turkey

Kasaba was once an important settlement in Kastamonu Province. Now it is a small village about 18 kilometres (11 mi) to Kastamonu. But the historical mosque of the village at

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41°28′48″N 33°41′17″E / 41.48000°N 33.68806°E / 41.48000; 33.68806 is an important cultural building of the province.

The mosque[]

It was commissioned by Mahmut Bey, a member of Candarid house in 1366. The mosque is unique in its building style for no cement is used in the construction (except for the mihrab). The roof too was constructed without using any metal element. (In fact it is also known as Çivisiz camii meaning "mosque without nail")[1]The plan of the mosque is rectangular. It is one of the first wood columned and wood roofed mosques in Anatolia. The exterior of mosque was constructed by hewn stone. Ceiling of the building stands on four pillars. Inside of the mosque all the wood surfaces decorated with plant-dye ornaments called kalem işi (literally "pencil work").[2]The portal of the mosque which was a masterpiece of art however is now kept in the Kastamonu Ethnography Museum.[1] A replica of the original portal has been mounted in its place.

World Heritage Site status[]

The mosque was added to the tentative list in the cultural category of UNESCO World Heritage Site on April 15, 2014.[2]

Gallery[]

  • Mahmut Bey Mosque in its garden

  • Kasaba Mahmut Bey Mosque entrance

  • Kasaba Mahmut Bey Mosque entrance door detail

  • Kasaba Mahmut Bey Mosque entrance door detail

  • Kasaba Mahmut Bey Mosque entrance door detail

  • Kasaba Mahmut Bey Mosque view towards entrance

  • Mahmut Bey Mosque Interior

  • Kasaba Mahmut Bey Mosque Interior with balconies

  • Kasaba Mahmut Bey Mosque Interior with balconies

  • Kasaba Mahmut Bey Mosque Ceiling from te ground

  • Kasaba Mahmut Bey Mosque Interior painting detail

  • Kasaba Mahmut Bey Mosque Interior painting detail

  • Kasaba Mahmut Bey Mosque Interior painting detail

  • Kasaba Mahmut Bey Mosque Interior painting detail

  • Kasaba Mahmut Bey Mosque The minber

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Culture page (in Turkish)
  2. ^ a b Unesco page
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