Evaluation of historical merzifon donertas mosque with a single dome in terms of its structure
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The mosques are the most important pieces of Islamic culture in terms of their architectural and structural properties. The mosques and complexes are built in the center of living areas and constituted important structures in the surroundings in Islamic culture. Therefore, it is very common to observe the mosques in almost every city center. In this study, Merzifon Donertas Mosque, which is located in the city, center of Merzifon and which takes an important part among Amasya's historical monuments is investigated by means of static and dynamic analyses by the use of finite element method. The material properties and formulas, given in the literature, have been considered in order to obtain the structural behavior of the structure. The results of the analyses show that the most critical parts of the mosque. © Springer International Publishing AG.
