Gök Medrese
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Gök Medrese is a 13th-century Seljuk-era theological school in Sivas, Turkey, renowned for its intricate stone carvings and distinctive blue-tiled decoration.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buruciye Medrese | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Seljuk architecture
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ medrese ⓘ theological school ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Seljuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Anatolian Seljuk architecture ⓘ |
| city | Sivas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe-Asia border region ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | protected historic monument ⓘ |
| decorationColor | blue ⓘ |
| era | Seljuk period ⓘ |
| façadeFeature |
ornate portal
ⓘ
stone muqarnas ⓘ |
| function |
madrasah
ⓘ
theological education ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | important example of Seljuk madrasah architecture in Anatolia ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
decorated portal ⓘ iwan ⓘ student cells ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Blue Madrasah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrnamentation |
calligraphic inscriptions
ⓘ
floral motifs ⓘ geometric patterns ⓘ |
| heritage | Seljuk-era monument ⓘ |
| isInProvince | Sivas Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sivas NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| material |
stone
ⓘ
tile ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blue-tiled decoration
ⓘ
intricate stone carvings ⓘ |
| region | Central Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofDecoration | turquoise tiles ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
higher Islamic studies
ⓘ
religious instruction ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Buruciye Medrese