Namazgah Mosque
Changes After Its Construction:
- It was renovated in 1960 in accordance with the original.
- Its roof and minaret were damaged in a fire in 1994, and the building became unusable.
- It was rebuilt in 1995, according to the original, with the approval of the Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board.
- Prominent Features
- The building, also known as the Cavid Agha Mosque, has a wooden roof and is covered with a tile-coated hipped roof with slopes on four sides.
- The mosque’s minaret is wooden and has a kiosk type balcony with a cone supported by eight wooden columns. This form is a good example of the kiosk-shaped minarets that are common in Anatolia and Iran.
- Its mihrab is projecting outwards and its wooden minbar is decorated with carved decorations. In the restoration after the fire, palmette motif decorations and white-green color harmony were preserved.
- The interior has a wooden ceiling covering and is decorated with a ceiling core divided into 16 slices with slats.
