İlyas Bey Mosque

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İlyas Bey Mosque

Exterior of the mosque.

Basic information
Location Milet, Didim, Aydın Province, Turkey
Affiliation Islam
Website www.miletilyasbey.com
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Seljuk architecture
Completed 1403
Specifications
Dome dia. (inner) 14 m (46 ft)
Materials stone, marble brick

İlyas Bey Mosque is a historical Islamic religious building at Milet in Didim district of Aydın Province, western Turkey. It was built in 1403 by Ilyas Bey (1402–1421), ruler of the Turkish Menteşe emirate.

Architecture

The mosque is part of a complex consisting of a madrasah, a religious educational institute, and a hammam, a bath building. The prayer hall is covered by a dome 14 m (46 ft) in diameter, which is made of brick and covered with tiles, sits on an octagonal base that rests on the four walls. The brick minaret collapsed in the 1955 earthquake. The complex is situated within the Miletus archaeological site. Next to the complex, ruins of a villa with a bath was discovered that dates back to Byzantine times.

Ilyas Bey Complex was awarded in 2012 for its conservation with the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award.

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Gallery

  • Interior of the Mosque

  • Inscription

  • Column

  • Gravestone

  • View of the complex from a distance

  • Inscription

  • View from the roof

References

Istanbul


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