A closer look at the inner walls of the pishtaq. The tracery depicts a combination of geometrical elements with a natural influence. Patterned brickwork, arabesques, braids, syrian knots, and arabic inscription are carved into the limestone. - CK
Sultan Han was built in 1229 along the Uzun Yolu (Long Road) trade route linking Konya and Aksaray and extending to Persia. The caravanserai is highly fortified and was built to equip traders, wealthy men, doctors, and their animals and cargo. For a full -CK
Stierlin, Henri, and Anne Stierlin. "Turkey, from the Selçuks to the Ottomans." Köln: Taschen, 1998. Print.
"Sultan Han." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 07 Sept. 2016.
Creation date unknown. Photograph processed September 1967. Formerly catalogued as B42.060. Notes written on the slide or index: Sultanhanı.
