Talk: Minaret

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The article/image appears to depict an Ottoman-style minaret. When travelling in Anatolia this summer I saw, infrequently, minarets which looked somewhat different - an open-type structure with four posts supporting a square-shaped, vaulted roof. My guide advised me that this was a Seljuk-style minaret. This needs to be addressed in the article. 209.149.235.241 01:24, 4 Feb 2004 (UTC)

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Why do minarets always come in sets of two? Rmhermen 01:31, Feb 4, 2004 (UTC)

Based on my travels in Turkiye, I do not think that paired minarets are universal. Most of the mosques (camii) I saw in small towns in Anatolia had a single minaret. The paired minarets were on larger, fancier, more historic buildings.

They don't always, typically the reason for two is just symetry of design I think. I have seen many smaller mosques with only one. Mark Richards 20:45, 4 Mar 2004 (UTC)