Grand Mosque of Adana
Grand Mosque of Adana
Grand Mosque of Adana
Grand Mosque of Adana
Grand Mosque of Adana
Grand Mosque of Adana

Grand Mosque of Adana

Grand Mosque of Adana
  • The Great Mosque of Adana (Turkish: Adana Ulu Camii), also known as the Ramazanoglu Musjid Turkish: Ramazanoğlu Camii), is a 16th-century Musjid in Adana, Turkey. It forms part of a complex (külliye) that includes a madrasah and a mausoleum (türbe). The buildings are on Kızılay street, next to the Ramazanoğlu Hall.

     

  • The Musjid

    The building carries features of Mamluk, Seljuk and the Ottoman architectural design. The western entrance is older than the main building and differs in style from the part built by Ramazanoğlu Halil Bey. The conical stalactite roof that rises step by step above the entrance has the features of Seljukid architecture. This gives an indication that Ramadanids, who were a small beylik (emirate) in the early 16th century, initially built a small Musjid, and later built the main building beside it when the beylik expanded and the small Musjid was no longer sufficient.

     

  • Madrasah

    The madrasah of Musjid is on the east side of the Musjid and is described in early documents as the ‘Old Madrasah’.

    The madrasah, with the simple and clear stonework, and the fountain with eight columns supporting a pyramidal roof, has a spacious look. Because of a small masjid squeezed on its northwest corner and an unrelated building placed beside, it does not provide a well-planned and a monumental view.

     

     

  • Mausoleum outside the Musjid complex

    There is also a mausoleum south of the Musjid that stands as an independent structure. It is hexagonal in plan and is covered with a high dome. Since there are no inscriptions on the sarcophagi, the occupants and the date of construction are not known. As it is only 2 m (6.6 ft) away from the mausoleum of Musjid, it is thought that the sarcophagi may belong to members of Ramadanid family. The mausoleum is built in the baroque style indicating that it dates from towards the end of the 18th century.

     

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