View of the Sungur Bey Mosque, which features a mix of European and West Asian architectural styles.
The Sungur Bey mosque in Niğde was commissioned by Sungur Aga, governor of the region under the last Ilkhanid ruler of Anatolia in the first half of the fourteenth century. The mosque is known especially for its combination of traditional Seljuk and 'Frankish motifs' such as Gothic rose windows (see AP.051). Explanations have proposed that both outsider Christians and local Muslims worked together in the construction of this building. - SK
Photograph created September 1966. Photograph processed December 1966. Formerly catalogued as B41.050, AP.037. Notes written on the slide or index: Niğde - Sungarbey Camii.
