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Short Title

B41.013 Gok Medresi

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Creator

Denis Baly

Creation Date

1967

Description

013- 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 Gok Medrese at Sivas, Turkey. For a general account of the Gok Medresi, see B40.012. -SK

Geographic Reference

Sivas, Turkey