Galata Mevlevi Lodge

Also known as Galata Mevlevihanesi

Year

1491

Type

building

The oldest surviving Mevlevi lodge in Istanbul, established in 1491 for the Sufi order founded by Jalal ad-Din Rumi, the building centers on the semahane (the circular performance hall where the sema ceremony, the whirling ritual, takes pla …

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