AP.013 Gök Medrese

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Creator

Denis Baly

Creation Year

1967

Image ID

AP.013

Alternate Identifier

B41.013

Subcollection

AP: Central Turkey

Abstract

Corner buttresses were an especially common element in Seljuk buildings and are treated as decorative motifs as well, as demonstrated by this richly carved stone buttress to the side of the main portal of the Gök Medrese. - SK.

Description

Construction of the Gök Medrese in Sivas, Turkey, was begun for the vizier Fakhreddin Sahip Ata by the architect Kaluyan al-Qunawi in 1271. This façade is one of the earliest twin-minaret facades in Turkey. The façade (see AP.015) consists of stone carvings in high-relief derived in part from Syrian models and in part from local sources. The medrese followed a traditional four-iwan open court related to Syrian and farther eastern types. - SK

Image Notes

Creation date unknown. Photograph processed September 1967. Formerly catalogued as B41.013, AP.012. Notes written on the slide or index: Gök Medresi.

Image Format

35 mm slide

Geographic Reference

Sivas, Turkey