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wooden hypostyle mosques


states: [turkey]

category: cultural

year: 2023

region: Europe and North America

latitude/longitude: 38.7550361111, 30.5295750000

Wooden Hypostyle Mosques

This serial property is comprised of five hypostyle mosques built in Anatolia between the late 13th and mid-14th centuries, each located in a different province of present-day Türkiye. The unusual structural system of the mosques combines an exterior building envelope built of masonry with multiple rows of wooden interior columns (“hypostyle”) that support a flat wooden ceiling and the roof. These mosques are known for the skilful woodcarving and handiwork used in their structures, architectural fittings, and furnishings.

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