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Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi

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this portal bears many characteristic features common in most of the monumental portals from the Seljuk period and is called the Seljuk portal by scholars THE HOSPITAL The Hospital attached to the south wall of the mosque is known to have been used as a madrasa during the 18th century The rectangular building lids a longitudinal plan in its
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of the framework as observed on most Seljuk portals On the contrary most of the decorative elements especially the floral ones are freely distributed on the surface The west portal compared with the north one is less monumental and bears more superficial decoration The decorative elements limited within the defined outlines of the bands and
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concerning the team work of artists conducted during the Seljuk period which unfortunately can only be traced from inscriptions and rare literary sources Restorations The buildings of the complex have been restored several times from the 16th century up to the present These restorations were mostly carried out on the west facade east portal and
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on the south by Hekimhan in Malatya province Divriği was important during Seljuk times especially under Mengücek rule 1071 1252 when it was the capital of their emirate The complex built on south west slope of the citadel mound comprises the Great Mosque the Hospital attached to it on the south and the Tomb on the northwest side of the Hospital
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The magnificent building called Divriği Ulu Camii and Daru ş şifa in the World Art History was built by lord of Mengücek Feudal Ahmet Şah in 1228 Şifahane
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When you see its picture you will agree with us and understand why this door called Textile Door This door Two Headed Eagle and Falcon There are two relieves around of West Taç Door A Two Headed Eagle relief is on the right side a Hawk
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of Turks There is a base between West Taç Door and North Taç Door The base was built by Mimar Sinan while Divriği Ulu Camii was being repaired North Taç Door This door is known as Castle Door Public Door or Heaven Door A stone can not be embroidered better than this We still don�t know how
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Hacet Request Door Hacet Door is made of ebony tree It is as a wooden working example at that century A lot of people wanted to stole it Minber Pulpit in a mosque According to stories two foremen had made the minber in twelve years It is made of ebony tree To embroider the tree you have to put it in earth for years and
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written Al i İmran Prayer by a special Selçuklu hand writting style named �Hat� Name of the hattat the writter who uses hat style is �El Fakir Ahmet Bin Muhammed� A woman and a man figure on Şifahane Taç Door
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Great Mosque West Taç Door This door is different the others cause of it s embroiders with fine hand works This door has embroidered with more
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