Ahi Elvan Mosque (Ahielvan Cami) description and photos - Turkey: Ankara (Topic)

Ahi Elvan Mosque (Ahielvan Cami) description and photos - Turkey: Ankara. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Ahielvan Cami.

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The Ahi Elvan Mosque was built in close proximity to the Ankara fortress (Citadel). This austere building has stood in the city center for many centuries.

The small mosque Ahi-Elvan was built in 1382. It was built in the spirit of that time and looks like most of the Seljuk mosques. It has another name - "Forest Mosque". In 1413, the restoration of the mosque was carried out by order of Mehmed Chelebi, and it acquired the form that we can see now.

Outside, Ahi Elvan has a very simple appearance: the rough walls are lined with adobe bricks. The tiled roof is covered in Turkish style. The walls have windows arranged in two rows of six each, and above the altar in two rows of four. The entrance gates of the mosque are lined with stones and all kinds of decorations. The mosque has a balcony and a minaret located in its north-western corner.

Ahi Elvan has wooden ceilings and is the most beautiful example of woodwork. The ceiling is supported by twelve columns, also made of wood used in the construction of Byzantine and Roman buildings. The ceiling is decorated with pentagon motifs - an elegant example of the Seljuk style.

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