Sultan Selim Cami

Peace and happiness

Karapınar'ın medar iftihar, Karapınar's Spirit is a complex .. In 1563 the ll. Selim (yellow selim) was built during the governorship of Konya, contrary to the traditional architectural architect Sinan, Aleppo, Cemaleddin'dir Architect. The complex consisted of a mosque, double caravanserai, bathhouse, imaret, tabhane, arasta, school, muvakkithane, fountain, cellar, wheat and barley warehouse, wood storage, wheat ax, windmill, water mill, fountain and a large water plant. It has been repaired many times throughout history, even if you plan to transit through Karapınar, please do not visit here.

The library is beautiful, but there are not very many books, expected more.

Located in a district outside the center of Konya, it is one of the classic examples of the most beautiful and historical Ottoman State Architecture. This monument in the center of Karapinar was established as a small part of a large complex, but other parts of the baths and other structures around the time lost their functionality, the bazaar was destroyed and restored recently, but could not be restored. Sultan Selim Mosque, which is the only original part, is still as functional as the first day.

Its wonderful history dates back to ancient times (in Kırkbinar) in the district, which is now called Karapınar, and it takes very beautiful people back to the past.

The mosque is nice, clean and comfortable

In the garden of the mosque there are Byzantine columns and capitals. In front of the mosque there is the souk, next to the bath. The entrance of the garden on the side of the bath is the Seljuk building material on the Byzantine column fragment?

Kanûnî Sultan Süleyman and II. Mosque and imaret built by Selim. XVI. It is a group of buildings consisting of a mosque and two madrasahs, libraries, and muqakkriyah, built between the Mevlânâ Lodge and the tomb, which is not standing today, on different dates since the mid-century. Kanûnî Sultan Süleyman Mosque. The building, known today as the Selim Selim Mosque (Selimiye Mosque), was recorded in the sources as Câmi-i Cedîd, Câmi-i Şerîf-i Sultan Süleyman, and then II. Due to the imaret built by Selim II. It was costed to Selim. Different opinions have been put forward about the construction date and the building of the mosque located in the west of Mevlânâ Dergâhı. Researchers eventually II. Although it shows Selim, it is understood from the documents belonging to Kanûnî period that the mosque was built by this sultan. No record of his architect has been attributed to Mimar Sinan by some researchers. Hammer is of the opinion that the mosque was built on the basis of Hagia Sophia and Şahabeddin Uzluk based on the old Fatih Mosque. The old Fatah Mosque plan, which was repeated to a small extent in the mosque built by Sinan in Gözleve, was implemented here to a greater extent. Selimiye Mosque, which is the most important example of classical Ottoman mosque architecture scheme in Konya, has a central dome plan scheme. It draws attention with its nearly square rectangular harness and the last congregation porticoes in its north, with its two minarets rising at the ends of them. The Harim was closed with two thick feet with a cross plan close to the mihrab side, with two columns on the same axis and a central dome in the middle carried by thicker feet adjacent to the north wall, and a half dome was added to the Qibla side. The east and west sides are covered with three small domes. The central dome is about 12 m. diameter, the front dome is half that. The size of the three domes on the side are equal to the radius of the central dome. Thick overflows connected to the northern wall at the back have taken the role of a buttress. The corner spaces between the buttresses and the side walls are covered with vaults. There are three doors on the sides that open to the small domes in front of them, and the larger one on the north. A rich marble workmanship stands out in the north gate. Especially muqarnas fillings in the caval are very compatible.