Karatay Medresesi

File / Documentation

Name

157228_sv.jpg

Size

1.72 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

f1d884bd434633bfc3de477ec00bae30

Creator(s)

Turkish, Islamic

Time period

creation date: 1251-1252, restoration date: converted to Tile Museum, 1955, restoration date: ruined students' cells on north and south sides rebuilt, 1970s

Location

Site: Konya (Turkey)

Cultural context

Turkish

Islamic

Description

close-up view, glass protected wall with cross and eight-pointed star shaped tiles with patterns, arabesques and animals on them, July 2010

Work type

Madrasa

Museum

Medium

brick

marble

stone

Keywords

Museums

Schools

Islamic religious education

Adaptive reuse

Seljuq

Religious architecture

Architecture, Islamic --Turkey

Reflections

Figures (Representations)

Arabesques

Crosses (motifs)

Showcases

Decoration and ornament, Islamic

Tiles, Islamic

Animals in art

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/65635