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20-JUN-2007

Mudurnu062007 7361.jpg

The ‘Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Camii’ (Mosque of Süleyman the Magnificent) is the second historic mosque of Mudurnu. It lies west of the 'Yıldırım Camii'. In the absence of a building inscription, dating it is somewhat hazardous; if the oral tradition is right, it should be between 1520 and 1566.

On the picture: Inside the prayer hall. No dome, but a nice wooden ceiling. And a lot of wooden furniture, such as the ‘minber’ (pulpit) and the large ‘mahfil’ (raised platform).

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: ‘Vakıf Abideler ve eski Eserler’ II - Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara 1977.

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