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Sivrihisar Ulu Cami
Sivrihisar Ulu Cami is one of the most important examples of mosques with wooden columns and wooden ceilings in Anatolia. Servet Uygun Various sources state that the mosque was first built in 1231-1232 by Emir Celaleddin Ali, and that in 1274 it was brought to its present form by Emineddin Mikail, one of the disciples of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi.
Sivrihisar Ulu Cami and 6 places around it
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Highlights
- Faith heritage
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- Heritage walks
Suggested visit:45 minutes
Sivrihisar Ulu Cami is one of the most important examples of mosques with wooden columns and wooden ceilings in Anatolia.
Servet Uygun
Various sources state that the mosque was first built in 1231-1232 by Emir Celaleddin Ali, and that it was brought to its present form in 1274 by Emineddin Mikail, one of the disciples of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi.
Servet Uygun
In the mosque, which has four entrance doors and whose roof is supported by 67 wooden columns, capitals from the Byzantine period were also used on the columns.
Sivrihisar Belediyesi
The columns are made of juniper and Scots pine wood. In the middle of the mosque, there is an opening referred to as an “aydınlık feneri” to provide light from above.
Sivrihisar Belediyesi
The mosque’s wooden columns and finely crafted wooden minbar are striking.
Servet Uygun
The minbar, which contains the most exquisite example of ornamentation from Anatolian Seljuk period architecture, was made of walnut wood using the kündekari technique. A band inscribed with Ayetel Kürsi surrounds the door arch.
Servet Uygun
In the square lattice filling in the throne section, the interlacing motif formed by intersecting octagons is characteristic. It is thought that the minbar was brought from Kılıç Mescidi, which was demolished in 1924.
The mosque’s mihrab has plaster decoration. In the outermost first band surrounding the mihrab, there is script in thuluth character; in the second band, vegetal motifs consisting of grape clusters and branches; and in the third band, five- and ten-pointed star motifs formed of interlaced pentagons.
Sivrihisar Ulu Cami is one of the five mosques inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2023 as the Medieval Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Anatolia. The other mosques on the list are Ulu Cami in Afyonkarahisar, Ahi Şerafettin (Arslanhane) Camisi in Ankara, Eşrefoğlu Camisi in Konya, and Mahmut Bey Camisi in Kastamonu.
Source: Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü, “Gelenekten Geleceğe Ahşap Camiler”
Places to Visit in Eskişehir Address: Ulu Camii Sivrihisar/ ESKİŞEHİR
At a glance
- Type
- mosque
- Built / founded
- 1232
- Architectural style
- Anatolian Seljuk architecture
- Material
- dimension stone
- Part of
- Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia
Last updated: 21 October 2026
Location and surroundings
Sivrihisar Ulu Cami sits within Sivrihisar, Eskişehir. The toroti catalogue holds 122 described stops across Eskişehir, 22 of them in Sivrihisar.
The nearest stop is İhsan Erdemgil Konağı, 460 m to the east. Another 6 catalogued points lie within a 30 km radius.
The Ankara – Izmir route passes 1.4 km away, so this works as a stop along the drive.
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Frequently asked
- What is Sivrihisar Ulu Cami?
- Sivrihisar Ulu Cami is one of the most important examples of mosques with wooden columns and wooden ceilings in Anatolia. Servet Uygun Various sources state that the mosque was first built in 1231-1232 by Emir Celaleddin Ali, and that in 1274 it was brought to its present form by Emineddin Mikail, one of the disciples of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi.
- Where is Sivrihisar Ulu Cami?
- Sivrihisar Ulu Cami is in Sivrihisar, Eskişehir.
- How long does it take to visit Sivrihisar Ulu Cami?
- The suggested visit time for Sivrihisar Ulu Cami is about 45 minutes.
- What else is there to see near Sivrihisar Ulu Cami?
- toroti’s catalogue holds other destinations within 30 km of Sivrihisar Ulu Cami; the closest are İhsan Erdemgil Konağı, Kiliç Minaresi / Mescitsiz Minare, Zaimağa Konağı.
- Is Sivrihisar Ulu Cami on the way anywhere, and which route?
- Sivrihisar Ulu Cami lies 1.4 km from the Ankara – Izmir route, close enough to add to that drive with a short detour.