SAHIP ATA COMPLEX
The construction of the Sahip Ata Complex, located near the Larende Gate near the outer fortress walls of Konya, began in 1258 and lasted until 1283. The complex, which was built as a foundation work by Sahib Ata Fahreddin Ali, one of the Seljuk viziers, consists of a mosque, mausoleum, hankah and bathhouse, and its architect is Kölük bin Abdullah. The mosque has wooden pillars and has lost some of its architectural features due to the fire it suffered during the process. The crown gate of the mosque is the largest sized crown gate in Konya. The most important parts of the complex are the hankah and tomb sections, which today operate as a museum. Especially the tomb section is remarkable with its rich tile decorations. Opposite the hankah is the hammam section, which is still operating in accordance with the original.
Mosque
It is the earliest dated structure of the complex. Except for the tile mihrab, it took its present form in 1871. The structure with wooden poles is in the plan type of Seljuk mosques oriented in depth.
Tomb
The tomb section, which is passed through the hankah section, is covered with a glazed brick dome with Turkish triangles. There are six tiled cists in the tomb section. The cists are belong to Sahib Ata Fahreddin Ali, his elder son Tâceddin Hüseyin, his younger son Nusretüddin Hasan, his daughter Melike Hatun and his grandson Şemseddin Mehmed.
Hankah
The Hankah section, which is reached by a long vaulted entrance, has a plan with a single dome and three iwans. The walls of the three iwans are covered with turquoise colored hexagonal tiles framed with thin strips. The use of glazed bricks on the dome covering the hankah section draws attention.
Bath
The largest of the Seljuk period double baths, the building is rectangular in shape with a symmetrical plan in the east-west direction. Both the men's and women's sections of the bath were built with four iwans and corner seclusion cells typed.