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Eşrefoğlu Mosque is the largest and original wooden pillar mosque in Anatolia. It is located in İçerişehir Mahallesi, north of Konya's Beyşehir district. Eşrefoğlu Mosque, which was included in the World Heritage Temporary List by UNESCO in 2012, was built by Eşrefoğlu Emir Süleyman Bey between 1296-1299 as a complex together with a tomb, caravanserai and bath. Eşrefoğlu Mosque architecture As an example in our country, the mosques with wooden pillars located in ancient Turkestan cities such as Central Asia Samarkand and Bukhara seem to be built on 46 wooden columns. The pillars are cedar wood and soaked for 6 months before being built. During the winter months, the snow on the roof of the mosque was thrown into the pool in the middle from the space in the middle of the roof and moistened the environment and prevented the wooden columns from cracking and drying from the fired stoves. In 1965, the top of the karlik was covered with glass and it seems that it lost its function. It has a very magnificent altar, 6 meters high, covered with mosaic tiles. It has a monumental crown gate. Its pulpit is completely made of walnut wood, carved and without glue. The pulpit, made with an incredible smoothness and delicacy, is covered with geometric shapes and floral ornaments. The ceiling of the mosque has colorful hand-drawn decorations. Especially the root painted motifs on the consoles are striking. Eşrefoğlu Mosque is the only example that has all of the following features seen in the Seljuk Grand Mosques: The minbar with multiple wooden columns, the ceiling is completely decorated with wood and pencil work, and the minbar with its altar is completely made of wood and Kündekari technique. This mosque, which was built by Eşrefoğlu Bey Süleyman Bey during the Principalities Period, is among the collective structures of Eşrefoğlu. During the Republic period, it was repaired from time to time since 1934. As a result of these repairs, the earthen roof was first covered with tiles; then covered with copper. Emir Seyfettin Süleyman's tomb dated 1301 is adjacent to the eastern wall of the mosque. Art, sculpture, museum, park, forest, archeology, book, painting, cafe, tea