The Fluted Minaret (Yivli Minare)
The Fluted Minaret at Kalekapasi,
Antalya. (click for photos).
Standing at 38 meters high, the fluted minaret was built in 1373 by Mehmet Bey, during the reign of Sultan Alaadin Keykubat. This minaret has eight fluted sections of dark blue tiles, and was originally attached to a mosque, after the original building was converted from a Byzantine Church. This mosque was destroyed in the 14th century, and replaced by a second mosque having six domes, supported by columns with Corinthian capitals. It is Antalya's oldest Seljuk work, and is an early example of the multi-domed mosques of the Anatolian region. On the north side of the minaret is a door from which 90 stairs lead up to the minare'ts balcony.
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