The minaret of the mosque Harput Ulu in Turkey has overtaken the leaning tower of Pisa tilt
ANKARA, 2 of November. /TASS/. The minaret of the mosque of the XI century Harput Ulu in the province of Elazig in Eastern Turkey ahead of the famous leaning tower of Pisa angle of deviation from the vertical. This was reported by the newspaper Hurriyet.
According to the publication, the experts concluded held two years of technical inspection of historic sites in the area Laprak and came to the conclusion that the minaret is deflected from the vertical by 6.8 degrees. This is significantly higher than the Italian competitor — there after restoration in the years 2002-2010 the slope decreased from 5.3 to 3.54 degrees.
The Harput Ulu mosque belongs to the Seljuk era. The first open courtyard, it was built at the behest of the ruler of martukskogo Fahrettin Karaaslan in 1157.
Although the minaret of the mosque of Harput Ulu not as well known in the world as the leaning tower of Pisa, the last years he began to attract a lot of tourists.
“We conducted measurements of the angle of inclination of the inclinometer four times a day for two years”, — says an expert on the history of Islamic art Turkey from a local University Firat — Ismail hitach.
The final results showed a deviation of 6.8 degrees. In addition, it was found that the position of the minaret for the last two years has not changed. We assume that the slope formed at the time under the influence of the ground movement under the base of the minaret and as a result of earthquakes.Have islamil Itspecialists on the history of Islamic art Turkey