The central city has plenty of other well-preserved examples of religious architecture. In particular, don't miss the Yarn-Makers Mosque (Iplikçi Camii) on Alaeddin Caddesi. Only the mosque remains of this religious complex, built in 1201, which stood to the east of the old citadel in Konya.
The site was initially endowed by a family of yarn manufacturers, hence the name. The square building has two oval, and one round, domes and stands on twelve huge "elephant-foot" columns, with a richly decorated prayer niche made from marble.
