The Mevlana Lodge, which is now a museum, was built in the Rose Garden of the Seljuk Palace, which was gifted to Mevlana's father, Sultanü'l Ulema Bahaeddin Veled, by Sultan Alaeddin Keykûbad. When Sultanü'l Ulema died on January 12, 1231, he was buried in its present place in the tomb. This is the first burial in the rose garden. After the death of Sultanü'l Ulema, those who loved him applied to Mevlana and said that they wanted to build a tomb over his father's grave, but Mevlana said, "Is there a better tomb than the Sky Dome?" He refused this request. However, when he died on December 17, 1273, his son Sultan Veled accepted the wishes of those who wanted to build a t...