Alaaddin Mosque

Alaaddin Mosque Niğde: Step into Centuries of Devotion and Artefacts!

Alaaddin Mosque

Erected in 1223, the mosque, which has survived to the present day with some repairs, preserves its original features to a great extent and continues to function as a place of worship. In the mid-morning hours of the summer months, the shadows on the east-facing stone-carved portal of the mosque reveal the Head of a Crowned Woman. According to legend, the architect of the mosque had fallen in love with the daughter of Sanjak Bey, Niğde’s governor. Unable to wed her, he instead carved the portal in such a way that her portrait was visible when sunlight shadowed the door.

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