AP.017 Gök Medrese

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Creator

Denis Baly

Creation Year

1967

Image ID

AP.017

Alternate Identifier

B41.017

Subcollection

AP: Central Turkey

Abstract

An inscriptive panel in floriated Kufic at the Gök Medrese in Sivas, Turkey. - 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 B41.017, AP.015. Notes written on the slide or index: Gök Medresi.

Image Format

35 mm slide

Geographic Reference

Sivas, Turkey