Stone carving at the Gök Medrese. Stone was the preferred building material for the Seljuks of Anatolia. - SK.
Construction of the Gök Medrese in Sivas, Turkey, was begun for the vizier Fakhreddin Sahip Ata by the architect Kaluyan al-Qunawi in 1271. This façade is one of the earliest twin-minaret facades in Turkey. The façade (see AP.015) consists of stone carvings in high-relief derived in part from Syrian models and in part from local sources. The medrese followed a traditional four-iwan open court related to Syrian and farther eastern types. - SK
Creation date unknown. Photograph processed September 1967. Formerly catalogued as B41.016, AP.019. Notes written on the slide or index: Gök Medresi.
