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Photographs of Konya (1)
The Shrine
of
Shemsuddin
Tabrizi,
Konya
Situated a half
mile from the
shrine of
Mevlana in
Konya, this
building is now a
mosque but
receives many
visitors each
year, paying
respect to the
'Beloved Shems'
who played such
a seminal role in
the life of
Mevlana.
The building was
formerly a a
'Sema Khana' or
place for the
'whirling dance
of the Mevlevi'
dervishes.
photo: courtesy of
Zeenat Van der
Heiden, Holland
of
Shemsuddin
Tabrizi,
Konya
Situated a half
mile from the
shrine of
Mevlana in
Konya, this
building is now a
mosque but
receives many
visitors each
year, paying
respect to the
'Beloved Shems'
who played such
a seminal role in
the life of
Mevlana.
The building was
formerly a a
'Sema Khana' or
place for the
'whirling dance
of the Mevlevi'
dervishes.
photo: courtesy of
Zeenat Van der
Heiden, Holland