The structural system and analysis of timber construction built in "Great Mosgue", Turkey
11th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2010, WCTE 2010, Trento, Italy, 20 - 24 June 2010, vol.1, pp.627-631, (Full Text)
- Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
- Volume: 1
- City: Trento
- Country: Italy
- Page Numbers: pp.627-631
- Keywords: Connection, Great Mosque, Seljuks Empire, Timber construction
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
In Turkey a lot of wooden architectures in the Ottoman Empire are in existence. But a few wooden buildings are existence from Anatolian Seljuks Empire. Therefore, the research of the ancient Anatolian Seljuks Empire wooden buildings structure is important. The Ulu Cami (Great Mosque) is one of the most important architectural buildings in Anatolian Seljuks wooden buildings. Located in the city of Afyonkarahisar / Turkey, the great mosque was built in 1272-1277 with 40 timber columns supporting a flat ceiling. The mosque is so important for the Turkish art regarding to their plans, decorations and used materials. It will be sightseeing building for local and foreign visitors. Iti this paper, the structural system of this timber mosque is introduced and the connection in the timber structure is presented.