The Wood Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia in Türkiye have been formally designated as UNESCO World Heritage websites, based on the Turkish Overseas Ministry’s announcement Tuesday.
“Serial nomination of the Wood Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Checklist in the course of the Prolonged forty fifth Session of the World Heritage Committee, which is being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between September 10-15, 2023,” it mentioned in a press release.
The serial property in query contains 5 hypostyle mosques constructed in Anatolia in the course of the late thirteenth to mid-14th centuries.
What units them aside is their distinctive structural design, that includes an outer masonry envelope and a number of rows of wood inside columns (hypostyle) that assist a flat wood ceiling and the roof. These mosques are famend for his or her beautiful woodcarving and craftsmanship evident of their structure, fixtures, and furnishings.
Eşrefoğlu Mosque of Beyşehir district in central Konya province has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage Checklist, Konya, Türkiye, Sept. 19, 2023. (AA Photograph)
The elements are the Nice Mosque in western Afyon province, the Nice Mosque of Sivrihisar in central Eskişehir province, Ahi Şerafeddin (Aslanhane) Mosque within the nation’s capital of Ankara, Eşrefoğlu Mosque of Beyşehir district in central Konya province and Mahmut Bey Mosque of Kasabakoyu in northern Kastamonu province.
The variety of inscribed websites in Türkiye on the World Heritage Checklist has elevated to 21, it added.
Eşrefoğlu Mosque of Beyşehir district in central Konya province has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage Checklist, Konya, Türkiye, Sept. 19, 2023. (AA Photograph)
“The bizarre structural system of the mosques combines an exterior constructing envelope constructed of masonry with a number of rows of wood inside columns (‘hypostyle’) that assist a flat wood ceiling and the roof. These mosques are recognized for the skillful woodcarving and handiwork used of their buildings, architectural fittings, and furnishings,” the UNESCO World Heritage Conference mentioned in a press release.
On Monday, the traditional metropolis of Gordion, which served because the capital of the Phrygian civilization and is situated in Türkiye, was formally inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage listing.
