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Creation Year
1967
Image ID
AP.021
Alternate Identifier
B41.021
Subcollection
AP: Central Turkey
Abstract
A carved half-round stone pilaster 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 B41.021, AP.020. Notes written on the slide or index: Gök Medresi.
Curator Notes
Exactly which pilaster is depicted is difficult to determine, but it must be one of the ones on the north side of the medrese.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Sivas, Turkey
Keywords
Stone, Carving, Thirteenth Century, Seljuk
Image Location
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