Tomb of Gül Baba
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Gül Baba was a member of the Bektás Dervish Order, who died in Ottoman Buda in 1541.
History
Gül Baba, the author of Meftahū'
The tomb, in 1916, represented the farthest influence of
Gül Baba's tomb was not damaged when the
, who renamed it "St Joseph's Chapel".In 1987, in the precinct of Gül Baba's tomb building, the Hungarian and Turkish governments decided to finance the building of an Islamic Centre and Mosque, complete with a library and museum, but after the political changes in 1989 nothing was built. One of the plans was designed by Dr. Basil Al Bayati and followed traditional Ottoman style.[6]
"Dr. Bayati’s design presents a large complex which successfully combines the styles of Ottoman architecture (as it was practised in Eastern Europe) and Hungarian architecture in the style of Lechner. The platform on which this complex is envisaged is already standing. The new buildings flank the turbe to the right and left. The building to the left, or more precisely to the south of the turbe, is a mosque. This is covered by three domes, all resting on drums of various heights, that in the centre being taller than the lateral ones. Due to the cold climate of the country the mosque is entirely covered and is rectangular in shape. Since colour is very much in evidence both on the exterior and interior of the building, it is envisaged that the mihrab will be coated with Zsolnay tiles and framed by a rectangular border containing Quranic inscription.”[7]
Ownership
The land later came under the ownership of János Wagner, who maintained the site and allowed access to Muslim pilgrims coming from the Ottoman Empire (see Islam in Hungary). In 1885, the Ottoman government commissioned a Hungarian engineer to restore the tomb and, when work was completed in 1914, it was declared a national monument. The site was restored again in the 1960s and ultimately in 2018.[8]
Gallery
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References
- ^ "Budavári Nagyboldogasszony-templom (Mátyás-templom, Koronázó Főtemplom) (Church of Our Lady of Budavár (Matthias Church, Coronation Main Church))", templom.hu (in Hungarian)
- ^ Muslim Cultural Enclaves in Hungary under Ottoman Rule, Gabor Ágoston, Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, T. 45, Fasc. 2/3 (1991), 197.
- ISBN 0-415-06084-2.
- ^ Geographical Distribution of the Bektashi, F. W. Hasluck, The Annual of the British School at Athens, Vol. 21, (1914/1915 - 1915/1916), 122.
- ISSN 1332-4853.
- ^
Al Bayati, Basil (1988). Architect. London: Academy Editions/St. Martin's Press. p. 228. ISBN 0-85670-925-5.
- ^ Fehervari, Geza (11 May 1990). "Back to Budapest". Building Design magazine. p. 35.
- ^ Peterjon Cresswell (11 October 2018). "Renovated Landmark Unveiled to Showcase Ottoman Budapes". welovebudapest.com. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
External links
- Gül Baba Shrine by the Turkish Ministry of Culture
- Gül Baba Tomb in Budapest
- Basil Al Bayati Official Website of Architect
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