Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Konya, Turkey
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3.1 km
31 m
Explore Konya in Turkey with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in KonyaIndividual Sights in KonyaSight 1: 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.
Sight 2: Sultan Selim Camii
Selimiye Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Konya, Turkey.
Sight 3: Aziziye Camii
Aziziye Mosque or is an Ottoman mosque in Konya, Turkey. It is well known for the columned balcony of its minaret, an architectural feature rarely seen in Turkish mosques.
Sight 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.
Sight 5: 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.
Sight 6: Etnografya Müzesi
Konya Ethnography Museum is an ethnographic museum devoted to the people, cultures and lifestyle in and around Konya, Turkey.
Sight 7: Atatürk Evi Müzesi
Atatürk House Museum is a two-storey historical building built in 1912 on Atatürk Street; The cut is made of rubble stone and brick. The house, which was registered in the name of the treasury in 1923, was used as the Governor's Mansion and was allocated to Atatürk when he came to Konya. The house, which was purchased by the Konya Municipality from the treasury in 1927, was registered in the name of Atatürk on 19.7.1928 as an expression of the gratitude of the people of Konya to Atatürk and the title deed was recorded as "It is a gift from the people of Konya to Reisicumhur Gazi Mustafa Kemal Pasha." The house, which was purchased by the Konya Special Administration in 1940 for a symbolic price, was turned into the Governor's Mansion again and was used as the Governor's Mansion until 1963.
Sight 8: 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.
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