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Kayseri
Kebir Cami, mihrab and mimber
Kebir cami (Ulu cami) was made to build by Melik Mehmet Gazi (1134 – 1143), the third governor of Danişment principality, who declared Kayseri as the capital of his principality. The columns and column heads which had been moved from the remnants of Roman buildings around, were used for the construction of the mosque. The Melik Gazi madrasah (Koran school) does not exist anymore today. The tomb in the madrasah which belong to Melik Mehmet Gazi was restored in 1960’s. The original wooden mihrab of the mosque is restored and the original wooden door is exhibited in the Etnography Museum in Ankara. The mosque was restored in 1206 by Muzaffeeddin Mahmut, who was Melik Mehmet Gazi’s nephew and one of the Seljuks umera’s (writers). The mosque, which collapsed due of the earthquake in the “Tulip Age” (1720 – 1730) was restored by Sur Emini Hacı Halil Efendi. The restoration has been by contributions of the people.
Turkey264
Kayseri
Kebir Cami, mihrab and mimber
Kebir cami (Ulu cami) was made to build by Melik Mehmet Gazi (1134 – 1143), the third governor of Danişment principality, who declared Kayseri as the capital of his principality. The columns and column heads which had been moved from the remnants of Roman buildings around, were used for the construction of the mosque. The Melik Gazi madrasah (Koran school) does not exist anymore today. The tomb in the madrasah which belong to Melik Mehmet Gazi was restored in 1960’s. The original wooden mihrab of the mosque is restored and the original wooden door is exhibited in the Etnography Museum in Ankara. The mosque was restored in 1206 by Muzaffeeddin Mahmut, who was Melik Mehmet Gazi’s nephew and one of the Seljuks umera’s (writers). The mosque, which collapsed due of the earthquake in the “Tulip Age” (1720 – 1730) was restored by Sur Emini Hacı Halil Efendi. The restoration has been by contributions of the people.