Büyük Aga Medrese

Büyük Aga Medrese (Amasya)
Büyük Aga Medrese (Amasya)
Basic information
Location	Amasya, Turkey
Affiliation	Islam
Region	Central Anatolia
Architectural description
Architectural type	Madrasa
Architectural style	Islamic, Ottoman architecture
Completed	1488
Specifications

Büyük Aga Medrese is a historical 15th century Madrasa in Amasya, Turkey.^[1] The Madrasa was built in 1488 by order of the chief white eunuch Hüseyin Ağa of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II.

Building

The Madrasa has an octagonal plan and consists of the student rooms, each covered by a small dome, around an octagonal colonnaded courtyard. The largest domed room was used as the lecture room. The building is still used as a seminary for local boys who train to be a hafız.

Gallery

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  The courtyard and the student rooms

Sources