Konya Karatay Medresa 1251-1252 - History of Islamic Architecture (sitios de interés)
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This marker is part of an extended History of Islamic Architecture
Konya, Anatolia Karatay Medresa 1251-1252 Seldjuk
Its portal displays alternating stones of light and dark, a sign of Syrian influence. A copy of the portal of the nearby Alaeddin Mosque. The entrance is through a somewhat truncated muqarnas niche, and leads in to a large room with a tiled iwan at one end. It is surmounted by a tiled dome open to the sky. Directly below the oculus is a pool for rain water . The transition from the square room to the round dome is accomplished by way of Turkish triangles intracately decorated in black, white, and turquoise tiles. Today the Madrasa serves as a tile museum.