Divrigi Ulu Mosque was began to be constructed by Ahmet Shah in 1228, son of Suleyman Shah and grandson of Sahinshah, a bey of Mengucek, who built Kale Mosque. The chief architect of the monument is Hurremshah from Ahlat. The wooden pulpit in the mosque built in 1240, the construction of which is excellent belongs to the artisan called Ahmet, son of ibrahiill from Tiflis. The date of the original Vakfiye of the Ulu Mosque is 1243, the construction of which took a long time.

In the south of the Ulu Mosque, lies the medical centre. The tenn "The Ulu Mosque" includes both, for these two buildings cannot be distinguished from each other from near and far. Both the mosque and the medical centre are 32 x 63 m.=1280 meter square, the medical centre 24 x 32 m=768 meter square.

The mosque has 5 landings with 16 pillars and the roof of which is covered with 23 vaults and 2 domes. The pillars having 8 cornes carry large cowls. The thickness of its walls is 140 cms. It is a rare work in terms of its niche, its desing and decorative characteristics.

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