The marble portal of the “Stone Gatehouse” of the Khan. The portal contains muqarnas vaulting, inscriptions of the architect and date erected, and a decorative prayer niche to the left of the door. The alternating stonework around the door skillfully locks together in a mortise and tenon fashion. -CK
The Hatuniye Medresseh, erected by the Ottoman Princess Nefise Hatun. Medressehs were schools or colleges primarily for the study of the Islamic sciences, even though secular disciplines were taught as well. Pictured is the monumental entrance to the prayer hall. Unlike some of the more famous portal entrances of medreses in Turkey, the decoration here is not extensive, although delicate calligraphic and arabesque tracery does adorn part of the facade above the door. The building itself is made of local ashlar stone and the portal is made of imported cut marble.
"Hatuniye Medresseh." Karaman Pictures - Turkey by Dick Osseman, PBase, https://pbase.com/dosseman/hatuniyemedrese
Creation date unknown. Photograph processed December 1966. Formerly catalogued as B42.074. Notes written on the slide or index: Karaman - Hatuniye.
