Descripción del sitio
This marker is part of an extended History of Islamic Architecture
Erzurum
Ince Minarets Medrese, Hatuniye Medresesi
1275
The construction of this madrese, also known as the Hatuniye Medresa, has been alternately attributed to Hande Hatun, the daughter of Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I (1220-1236), and to Padisha Hatun, the wife of Il Khanid Sultan Gaykhatu (1291-1295). The two attributions also suggest two different dates of construction: 1253 or 1290. Neither date is convincing, however, as it is more likely that the madrasa was completed before the demise of the Seljuk state in Erzurum in 1277, and after the Gok Madrasa in Sivas was built in 1271, a building which has been suggested as a model.
The medrese has two minarets remindful of Timurid medrese in Samarkand.
Recent photo of the medrese and the Uc Kumbetler Turbe behind it.
Photo by Struifje, Panoramio.
Text and floor plan from Archnet.org
