AQ.025 Sırçalı Medrese

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Creator

Denis Baly

Creation Year

January 1963

Image ID

AQ.025

Alternate Identifier

B42.025

Subcollection

AQ: Konya Region of Turkey

Abstract

The open-air main interior space of the Sırçalı Medrese, which has now become Konya's Gravestone Museum. It is a deviation from the standard of the other two famous madrasahs in Konya, Turkey, which are both covered, thus creating a very different inner ambience.

Description

The madrasah was constructed in 1242 by Emir Bedrettin Muslih for the study of Fiqh (Islamic doctrines), and also houses his tomb. Sırçalı Medrese means "Glazed Seminary," which is a reference to the glazed mosaic tiles of light and dark blue that adorn various parts of the building, and are so characteristic of Selcuk architecture. The portal is adorned with different geometric patterns across its surface, and below the central arch lies an inscription in Arabic calligraphy. Today, the Sırçalı Medrese stands as Konya's Museum of Gravestones. -MA

References

Tom Brosnahan, "Sırçalı Medrese, Konya, Turkey." Turkey Travel Planner. Accessed 2016. https://turkeytravelplanner.com/go/CentralAnatolia/Konya/sights/ince_minare.html

"Sırçalı Medrese." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C4%B1r%C3%A7al%C4%B1_Medrese

Image Notes

Creation date unknown. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly catalogued as B42.025. Notes written on the slide or index: Sırçalı Medrese.

Image Format

35 mm slide

Geographic Reference

Konya, Turkey