5 Sights in Konya, Turkey (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Konya, Turkey. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 5 sights are available in Konya, Turkey.
Sightseeing Tours in KonyaActivities in Konya1. Konya Arkeoloji Müzesi
Konya Archaeological Museum is a state archaeological museum in Konya, Turkey. Established in 1901, it had been relocated twice before moving to its present location in 1962. One of the most prominent displays in the museum is of sarcophagi and other antiquities from the ancient city of Çatalhöyük. Other exhibits relate to the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman and the Byzantine periods; artifacts consist of ceramic ware, stone and bronze wares, ornaments and inscriptions. Among the objects displayed is a marble sarcophagus of the 3rd century AD, with elaborate relief sculptures depicting the life of Hercules. In the outer open yard of the museum there are a number of small sculptures, sarcophagi, column capitals, and samples of epigraphy.
2. Alaeddin Keykubad Camii
The Alâeddin Mosque is the principal monument on Alaaddin Hill in the centre of Konya, Turkey. Part of the hilltop citadel complex that contained the Seljuk Palace, it served as the main prayer hall for the Seljuk Sultans of Rum and its courtyard contains the burial places of several of the sultans. It was constructed in stages between the mid-12th and mid-13th centuries. It is the largest of several Seljuk mosques to survive in Konya.
3. Atatürk Monument
Konya Atatürk Monument is the second monument of the Republic of Turkey after the Sarayburnu Atatürk Monument. The monument, dated 1926, was commissioned by Austrian sculptor Heinrich Krippel and placed in Government Square on Konya Station Street.
4. Aziz Pavlus Katolik Kilisesi
St. Paul's Church or St. Paul's Church is a historical Roman Catholic church located in the Meram district of Konya. The reason why the church bears the name of Paul is that he came to Iconium (Konya) during his first missionary trip to Anatolia.
5. Mevlana Museum
The Mevlâna Museum, in Konya, Turkey, started life as the dervish lodge (Tekke) of the Mevlevi order, better known as the whirling dervishes. It houses the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Persian Sufi mystic.
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