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Ince Minareli Madrasa

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Ince Minareli Medrese (Dar al-Hadith)
Ince Minare Madrasa
Konya Tas ve Ahsap Eserler Müzesi (Ince Minare Medresesi)
Museum of Wooden Artifacts and Stone Carving (Seminary of the Slender Minaret)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/55216
Description
"The Ince Minareli Madrasa takes its name from what was once its extremely tall minaret, currently reduced to only the lower portion. Much of the minaret collapsed in the early twentieth century. The lowermost portion of the minaret is square and built of stone, which gives way to cylindrical brick, which must have formed the bulk of its height. The brick was once covered in green tile. The minaret sits slightly removed from the monumental portal to the madrasa. This entrance is testament to the skill of Seljuk stoneworkers: an inscription complete with floral and natural motifs is intertwined up the entire height of the façade. Further stonework in relief shows knots and other geometric decoration." Source: Archnet
 
exterior, portal, view from the east, 1984
 
Type of Work
Madrasa; Museum
Subject
Museums, Minarets, Madrasahs, Islamic religious education, Islam -- History, Seljuq, Konya (Turkey), Religious architecture, Architecture, Islamic --Turkey
Rights
(c) Richard Brotherton 1984
Rights Statement
All rights reserved
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