Sungur Bey Mosque

The mosque does not have a building inscription but is believed to have been erected around 1335. The mosque has survived to the present day with some repairs, but its original features and functions are mainly preserved, except for the covering system and the minarets. The iwan-style eastern crown gate has a distinctive place in Turkish architecture, featuring ribbed, Gothic-style vaults. The walls are ornamented with vegetal, geometric and figurative motifs; in particular, a series of figures attract attention: the bird, elephant, goat, horse, panther, antelope, dragon, rat, bull, rabbit, monkey, dog, lion, sheep, duck and fish are believed to have been made as decoration for the crown door, to represent the ancient 12-year Turkish calendar with twelve animals.