Proposals of Landscape Design Concepts in Benli Sultan Complex in the Context of Religious Tourism

Abstract

The religion, which is as old as the history of humanity, arose right after the questioning the individuals' own existence after meeting the basic physical needs of individuals. Important religious centres have been visited by people belonging to those faiths for thousands of years. From this perspective, it can be said that faith tourism is one of the first emerging tourism types. The city of Kastamonu; has been the home to different civilizations from the Neolithic period to the present day and it has rich resources in terms of religious tourism. In this context, the Benli Sultan Complex was examined within the context of religious tourism. Design proposals were made of in accordance with the design approaches appropriate to the natural, cultural and historical values of the space and its immediate surroundings.