Yakutiye Medrese

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Yakutiye Medrese

Yakutiye Medrese

Basic information
Location Turkey Erzurum, Turkey
Affiliation Islam
Region Eastern Anatolia
Province Erzurum
District Erzurum
Architectural description
Architectural type Madrasa
Architectural style Islamic, Seljuk architecture
Completed 1310
Specifications
Minaret(s) 1

Yakutiye Medrese is a historical 14th century Madrasa in Erzurum, Turkey.[1] The madrasa was built in 1310 by order of a local governor of the Ilkhanids, Hoca Yakut, and it is named after him.[2]

Building

It is a rectangular building with an inner courtyard, surrounded by the rooms for the students. It has a monumental portal decorated with stone carvings and one Minaret with geometrical decorations. There is also an adjoining Kümbet. Today the building is used as an ethnography museum.[3]

Sources

  1. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Turkey: Turkey, Suzanne Swan, page 318, 2012
  2. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Turkey: Turkey, Suzanne Swan, page 318, 2012
  3. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Turkey: Turkey, Suzanne Swan, page 318, 2012

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