protection of UNESCO on the list, tulip garden, Selimiye Mosque in Edirne

protection of UNESCO on the list, tulip garden, Selimiye Mosque in Edirne

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Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, 2 Selim mosque built by Mimar Sinan. Sinan, 90 (of 80 passes in some books) years of age, and his "best piece" says both of Mimar Sinan Selimiye Mosque is one of the most prominent works of the Ottoman architecture.

The construction according to the inscription of the mosque's door 1568 (AH: 976) was started in. Planned, but the opening of the mosque on Friday, November 27, 1574 II. Following the death of Selim was opened for worship on March 14 1575'te.

Ownership, Sultan Selim Stiftung. Today, the area of the mosque in the heart of the city began the construction period Suleyman Celebi, subsequently developed Edirne Bayezid I the first palace (Saray-i steel), and there was the harem of Baltaci Guards. In this area, "Sarıbayır" or "Poplar Square," he mentioned.

Edirne Why?

Sultan mosque in Edirne to be made as to why the city chose not known precisely. Evliya Celebi in his Book of the Prophet of Islam Muhammad, he saw the sultan's dream and a mosque to commemorate the conquest of Cyprus, which it wants yaptırmasını wrote. However, three years after the initiation of construction of the mosque of Cyprus in 1571 the conquest of truth to this claim can not be known. Commenting on this issue is more realistic at that time a large new mosque in Istanbul, they are not needed, and Selim in Edirne in Rumelia is the center of Ottoman rule in the city since youth he exuded love, attention is drawn separately.

Prince Çıraklığımı Mosque in Istanbul, I did. I completed the Süleymaniye Mosque Kalfalığımı. But all my power supplies and an expert in the living and the Mosque of Sultan Selim Khan declared. (Mimar Sinan)

Dome

Perched on top of earlier no Selimiye mosque, or temple of ancient times used an unprecedented technique. Previous domed structures, the main dome, despite the gradual rise over a half-domes, the Selimiye Mosque, 43.25 meters high, 31.25 meters in diameter, covered with a single Water Front. The dome on 8 columns, based on a pulley oturtulmuştur.Kasnak, filayaklarına depends on 6 meters wide arches. Sinan, it covered the interior space at a time along the width and commodiously provides easily understood. The Dome of the mosque at the same time also determines the outward appearance of the main lines.

Minarets

Each of the four corners of the mosque minarets with three balconies 70.89 meters high, 380 centimeters in diameter. According to some sources, including the height of the minarets world 84, 85 Another was to some meters. Two near the door of the minaret şerefelerine sentence thrown three separate exits. Other two minarets, one staircases. Stone carvings of two pit in front of the minaret, minarets, the carvings in the middle of the fluffier. To be close to the dome of the minaret of a mosque, such as stab up towards the sky shows the most important feature of the mosque of Edirne, all by the storms.

Interior decorations

Mosque's marble, tiles and calligraphic craftsmanship is also important. Inside of the building is decorated with Iznik tiles. Sovereign gallery at the bottom of the Great Dome, 12 marble columns wide and 2 meters in height. Some of the tiles 1877-1878 Ottoman-Russian War, the Russian general Mikhail Skobelev was taken to Moscow by the removed.

Courtyard

Structure, to the north, south, and there are 3 doors opens onto the courtyard. The inner courtyard, is decorated with colonnades and domes. Worked diligently in the middle of the courtyard is a fountain of marble. The outer courtyard of the primary school, Darul kurra, Darul Hadith, madrasa and soup kitchen is located. Primary school children's library today, a theological school used as a museum. In the past, the mosque was lighted with torches. Torches that is, to create air flow through a hole out of the firms with a specially made.

"Inverted tulip" motif

Under one of the marble pillars of the mosque muezzin mahfilinin reverse is a tulip motif. According to tradition, the mosque is a tulip garden on the land had done. This is the owner of the land, initially did not want to sell arsasının. In the end, a tulip motif at the mosque to Mimar Sinan arsasını sold willingly. Mimar Sinan was the tulip motif in reverse. This plot is a tulip garden, tulip motif, is the opposite of the inversion represents the owner.

World Heritage List

June 28, 2011 on Tuesday, a UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in Paris of Edirne Selimiye Mosque and Complex, the World Heritage List, the nomination committee evaluated and unanimously decided to enter the Selimiye Mosque and Complex, the World Heritage List.

Thus, the work of the Ottoman Empire entered the World Heritage List for the first time. 

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Safranbolu based on the World Heritage List World City was named.

Safranbolu based on the World Heritage List World City was named.

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The epic of Homer's Iliad in ancient times the city is located in the well-known BC Paflagonya Goes back to 3000 BC. BC Tumuli, dated 3000 and 4000, show that a long history of Safranbolu, in terms of human settlement.

City Flaviopolis, Theodoropolis, Hadrianopolis, Germia and Dadibra (Dadybra) interpreted as the ancient towns. The earliest known civilizations in the region of the Hittites and their neighbors, the Gaspalar Zalpalardır. The order of the region, with the Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, indirectly, the Persians, the Hellenistic Kingdoms (Pondlar), Roman (Byzantine), the Seljuks, Çobanoğulları, Candar, and the Ottomans had established dominance.

Dadibra was conquered by the Seljuks in the city name. Safranbolu, Seljuk Sultan. Muhittin Kılıç Arslan's son, Shah Massoud was conquered by the Turks on 1196. Muhiddin Shah Massoud, the Greek-Byzantine population had promised to protect their lives if they surrender without a fight, but according to records the city was seized in the war. There is no information about what happens to Christians. Çobanoğulları between 1213-1280, between 1326-1354 and 1423 Candar has since then in the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Current in Kıranköy, the Greek community there. It was then, and in 1923 was the central district of the Greek population exchange took place in this region.

Name of the city administration has been Zalifre Seljuks and Sinop - Kastamonu - Safranbolu - Gerede - Willow end area has become. Next years the city has changed hands several times between the Turkmen and the Byzantines. Town between the years 1213 to 1280, a fiefdom of the end state of the Anatolian Seljuk Empire, which is located in Kastamonu and Sinop region managed Çobanoğulları Principality. Later, the Mongol Çobanoğuları İlhanlılar'a started to tax.

1326 Candaroğulu Suleiman Pasha conquered the city. Paşasının Kastamonu Kastamonu in 1332 and the son of Ibn Battuta on his way to the governor met with Ali Bey. According to Ibn Battuta'ya arrives, the Hanafi doctrine teaches that there is a theological school. The period of Islamic architecture in the region Candaroğulları hareketlenmiştir, Gazi Süleyman Paşa Mosque was used during this period. In addition, a former Byzantine church, two baths, and there were several fountains. But 17 other similar structure of an Islamic century will be.

Traditional Safranbolu houses.

Safranbolu 14 Ottoman control was the first time in the middle of the century and up to this date 1416'da completely fethedilene was a border zone between the Ottoman Empire and Candar. Scratching the area known as the Ottomans Yörükan-i tries to place a large number of nomadic Turkmen and the city's name after this period or shortly notched Borglum Borglum and was named as boron. 18. in the mid 19th century and then began to be used ZağfiranPolis used for a short time in the middle of the century, but 19th Zağfiran Benderli In the last quarter century has changed Zağfiran Bolu.  Finally, the Zafranbolu and then transformed into Safranbolu.

Especially in the time of the Ottoman Empire 17 century Istanbul-Sinop accommodation center on the caravan route to the highest level reached being culturally and economically. The same period has added important works to the city and statesmen of the Ottoman palace.

18. century onwards, III. Selim and II. Mahmoud periods after 1850 in the ongoing and increasing migration to Istanbul and Safranbolu which is documented in the palace began to be effective. Most of the migrants were performing bakery or shipping. Istanbul, Safranbolu, starting in 1860 by Xavier Planhol'a had established a monopoly on the bakery and ovens, with nearly three of every five people came in Safranbolu district. Well-known dignitaries and relatives of Safranbolu and probably people, friends or customers getirmekteydiler Istanbul. The majority of Greeks who came to Istanbul to Safranbolu Planhol'a shipping already.

Karabük Karabük Iron and Steel Plant were commissioned in 1939 and has become the center of attention, and Anatolia, Safranbolu took place in the 1950s affected more than the modern urbanization. For this reason, the architectural traditions, especially the half-timbered, three-bedroom Pontian Greek-style earthquake-resistant homes are protected. based on the World Heritage List by UNESCO on December 17, 1994 "World City" was named. Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) Safranbolu, which is an active member of the board of directors meeting was held in 2000 OWHC. wikipedia