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Turkey's 'nailless' mosque opens after restoration
Turkey's 'nailless' mosque opens after restoration
A mosque which was built in Turkey's north 600 years ago "without using a single nail" has opened its doors to worshippers and tourists after decades. Click through for the story in photos...
Known as "the Nailless Mosque," the ancient structure was left idle when the villagers built a concrete mosque in Çarşamba in the Black Sea province of Samsun 30 years ago.
The mosque, which was originally built during the Seljuk Turks era 650 years ago, stands out with its characteristics of no nail in its construction.
Restored by Turkey’s Directorate General of Foundations in cooperation with Çarşamba Municipality, the mosque is now open for prayers and visitors.
Speaking to state-run Anadolu Agency, Çarşamba Municipality Mayor Hüseyin Dündar said the mosque serves a great model for wooden architecture, which is a characteristics of Turkish-Islamic architecture. “Interior decoration and wood carving techniques exhibit the importance of the mosque and allow it to be used for tourism purposes,” he said.
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