800-year-old curved minaret is earthquake resistant
Built by Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev, the minaret made of red brick with Khorasan mortar next to the mosque in the city center draws attention with its inclination.
Red Minaret Mosque After the earthquake, it was re-examined whether there was any activity in the tilted minaret of the mosque, known as
In the examination, it was determined that there was no movement or slippage in the 800-year-old minaret.
Konya Foundations Regional Director Nurullah Osmanlı said, “We had done a strengthening project for our curved minaret two years ago and passed it through the Cultural Heritage Preservation Board. In this context, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 was a preparation for an earthquake, we tested it with accelerometers for 1 year during the activity. There was no bending in this test. We did a retrofit project. We will implement the project now. Our work has been so accurate that our 800-year-old work has not suffered from earthquakes. We have determined that there is no danger of destruction with this system. Despite everything, we will carry our 800-year-old artifact to future generations by completing an important strengthening project.”
«STRONGER THAN TODAY’S MIRATES»
Osman said, “We saw that our 800-year-old curved minaret is much stronger than many minarets in our entire region, in our static checks. In the earthquake in Aksaray and the region, the minarets of many mosques were destroyed and faced with the danger of collapse. His name is crooked, but he is standing firm, mashallah. We will strengthen with the support of our general directorate. Our work stands very strongly in place. No hassles or problems. We learned that it is a much stronger and stronger structure than today’s minarets,» he said.
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An 800-year-old minaret in Konya, Turkey, has withstood an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale. Previously, the Red Minaret Mosque’s tower, which is constructed of red brick with Khorasan mortar, had been known for its severe lean. A project to strengthen the landmark was passed by the Cultural Heritage Preservation Board two years ago, and despite being tested with accelerometers over the course of a year, no bending or damage occurred. «We learned that it is a much stronger and stronger structure than today’s minarets,» said Nurullah Osmanlı, Konya Foundations Regional Director.
