About
Sahip Ata Foundation Museum – Konya
📍 Location: Konya, Turkey
🏗 Year Built: 1277
🕌 Commissioned by: Anatolian Seljuk Vizier Sâhib Atâ Fahreddin Ali
🏛 Highlights: Seljuk architecture, tomb, mosque, inn, bathhouse, and dervish lodge
Seljuk Heritage: Sahip Ata Complex and Foundation Museum
One of the most significant historical structures in Konya, the Sahip Ata Foundation Museum is part of a grand complex built in 1277 by Sâhib Atâ Fahreddin Ali, a vizier of the Anatolian Seljuk State.
The complex consists of a mosque, tomb, inn, bathhouse, and dervish lodge. Renowned for its Seljuk architectural style and ornamentation, the structure has been restored over time and opened as the Sahip Ata Foundation Museum.
Sections of the Complex
🏛 Mosque
🔹 Located in the northern part of the complex
🔹 A passage near the mihrab leads to the tomb
🔹 The entrance portal is adorned with the Basmala and Surah Al-Fatiha
🕌 Tomb
🔸 Built adjacent to the mosque’s mihrab wall
🔸 The tomb houses the graves of Sâhib Atâ Fahreddin Ali, his wife, and children
🏠 Dervish Lodge (Hânkâh) & Foundation Museum