5759 x 3840 px | 48,8 x 32,5 cm | 19,2 x 12,8 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
27. Juli 2012
Ort:
Konya, Turkey
Weitere Informationen:
Alternate names: Mevlana Müzesi, Mevlana Museum, Mausoleum and Takiyya Complex of Mawlana Jalal al-Din al-Rumi, Complex of Maulana Jalal ad-din ar-Rumi, Rumi, Kubbe-i Hadra, Qubba-i Hadra, Green Dome, Yesil Kubbe, Mevlana Tekkesi, Konya Mevlevi Zaviyesi, Mawlawi Convent The green-domed mausoleum of Sufi mystic and poet Jalal al-Din Mohammad al-Rumi (1207-1273, known as Rumi or Mevlana) is at the heart of the convent in Konya that includes a mosque, ritual hall (semahane), dervish cells and kitchens in addition to numerous other tombs and cemeteries. He died in 1273 and was buried next to his father in the rose garden. His successors established and developed the Mawlawiyya order of whirling dervishes based on the philosophy outlined in his masterpiece the Masnavi. Rebuilt and enlarged over the Karamanid and Ottoman periods, the takiyya (dergah or tekke) in Konya functioned as the center of Mawlawi teaching until 1927, when it was closed down by a new Turkish law banning the operation of takiyya and zawiyas. It was re-opened two years later as the Konya Museum of Antiquities, and renamed Mevlana Museum in 1964 with the introduction of new exhibits conveying the daily life of dervishes. The historic neighborhood around the complex, including wooden mansions of the Çelebi (leaders of the convent) to the north of the convent, was demolished in the mid-twentieth century to create parklands around the museum and the adjoining Selimiye Mosque (1566). The complex was extensively restored between 1983 and 1987. The shrine grew with additions over time and reached its current state with the enlargements and redecoration during the rule of Ottoman sultan Bayezid II (1481-1512). His contributions are commemorated with a thuluth inscription on the southern wall of Mevlana's tomb. His grandson, Süleyman I (Qanuni, 1520-1566) is often credited with the construction of the mosque and ritual hall (semahane), which adjoin the northern wall of the shrine.
