Gök Medrese, Tokat
| Gök Medrese | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Tokat, Turkey |
 Interactive map of Gök Medrese | |
| Coordinates | 40°11′06″N 36°19′53″E / 40.1850°N 36.3315°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | ? |
| Type | Madrasah |
| Style | Seljuk |
| Completed | 13th-century |
| Direction of façade | west-southwest |
Gökmedrese or Gök Medrese, is a 13th-century Anatolian Seljuk medrese, in Tokat, Turkey.[1] It is dated to 1269-1270.[2] The patron was Mu'in al-Din Suleyman (a vizier of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum).
The Gök Medrese is acknowledged for possibly the earliest known example of pure Mo'araq mosaic: complete inlaid cut-tilework with no intervening space between the tile fragments.[3][4]
An example of Seljuk architecture, the building hosted for years the "Tokat Müzesi" (Museum of Tokat), an archaeological and ethnographical museum, until the latter moved in 2012 to a location in the bedesten area.[5]
See also
Sources
- Bloom, Jonathan M. (2006). "Paper: The transformative medium in Ilkhanid art". Beyond the legacy of Genghis Khan. Leiden; Boston: Brill. ISBN 978-9004150836.
Gallery
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Seljuk tile mosaic, Gök Medrese, 1269-1270 -
Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum general view -
Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Detail of front -
Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Detail of front -
Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Detail of front -
Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Detail of front -
Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Detail of front -
Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Garden area -
Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Hittite exhibits -
Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Water carrier -
Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Probably 19th century dress -
Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Dress and necklace
References
- ^ Gökmedrese, Tokat (in Turkish)
- ^ Turks: a journey of a thousand years, 600-1600. London : New York: Royal Academy of Arts; Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Harry N. Abrams. 2005. p. 110. ISBN 978-1903973578.
- ^ Bloom 2006, pp. 297–298.
- ^ Turks: a journey of a thousand years, 600-1600. London : New York: Royal Academy of Arts; Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Harry N. Abrams. 2005. p. 110. ISBN 978-1903973578.
- ^ Tokat Müsezi (in Turkish) Archived 2015-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
