Gok Medrese at Sivas
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Creator(s)
architect: Kaluyan ibn al-Qunawi (Islamic, 1271-1271)
Location
Site: Sivas (Turkey)
Cultural context
Turkish
Islamic
Description
The Gök Madrasa was originally part of a much larger building complex of which little remains. In plan, proportion, and decoration it is the most developed of all Seljuk madrasas. The plan follows a traditional four iwan courtyard madrasa, although the iwan opposite the entrance no longer exists. The arcades on the long (north and south) sides of the courtyard each had, in addition to an ornate iwan, two stories of six rooms, for a total of twenty-four.
Source: http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7805 [Accessed August 7, 2012]
Source: http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7805 [Accessed August 7, 2012]
interior, ceiling of main portal, 1984
Work type
Madrasa
Medium
brick
stone
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Richard Brotherton 1984
Access rights
All rights reserved
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