Faith / Mosque
Çorum Ulu Mosque (Grand Mosque)
Merkez, Çorum
The city's mosque, accepted as having been built in the Seljuk period at the end of the 13th century and rebuilt after earthquakes, notable for its woodwork.
Its story
The building, also known as the Murad-ı Rabi Ulu Mosque or the Sultan Alâeddin Mosque, is accepted as having been commissioned at the end of the 13th century by Hayreddin Bey, a freed slave of the Seljuk Sultan Alâeddin Keykubad III; it has no inscription. In the time of Murad III it was called the Sultan Murad-ı Salis Mosque. The mosque, heavily damaged in earthquakes, was repaired by Mimar Sinan; the repair begun after the 1790 earthquake was completed, after the death of Abdülcabbarzade Süleyman Bey, by his son Abdülfettah Bey, and the mosque was rebuilt in its present form in 1810. The narthex was added in 1905 in the time of the mutasarrıf Celal Bey. The workmanship on the wooden columns, ceilings and minbar are the building's most striking elements.
Key facts
- Narthex
- 1905
- Admission
- Free; visits pause during prayer times
- First built
- Late 13th century (accepted)
- Present building
- 1810
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
40.55125, 34.95261
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87orum_Ulu_Camii | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61072563