Konya Karatay Medresa 1251-1252 - History of Islamic Architecture (sitios de interés)

Descripción del sitio

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. Text and photos from Archnet.org




The polychrome marble entry.



The tiled dome.The triangular penditives, known as Turkish triangles, are an architectural speciality of the Rum Seldjuks.
Photo Rolf Gross 1990

Mapa del lugar de interés Konya Karatay Medresa 1251-1252

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