Çifte Minareli Medrese ( fa, مدرسه اسلامی جفت مناره) is an architectural monument of the late
Seljuk period in
Erzurum City,
Erzurum Province
Erzurum Province ( tr, Erzurum ili) is a province of Turkey in the Eastern Anatolia Region of the country. The capital of the province is the city of Erzurum. It is bordered by the provinces of Kars and Ağrı to the east, Muş and Bingöl to the ...
,
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
. Built as a theological school a few years before 1265,
[J.M. Rogers, “The Çifte Minare Medrese at Erzurum and the Gök Medrese at Sivas: A Contribution to the History of Style in the Seljuk Architecture of 13th Century Turkey” ''Anatolian Studies'', Vol. 15. (1965), p. 85.] it takes its name, ''Twin Minaret Madrasa'', from the two fluted minarets that crown the monumental façade.
History
The Çifte Minareli Medrese is thought to be the model for the
Gök Medrese in
Sivas
Sivas (Latin and Greek: ''Sebastia'', ''Sebastea'', Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή, ) is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province.
The city, which lies at an elevation of in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, is ...
. According to the inscription on the portal, it was built in 1271 by Khudavand Khatun, the daughter of Seljuq Sultan
Kayqubad I
Alā ad-Dīn Kayqubād ibn Kaykhusraw ( fa, علاء الدين كيقباد بن كيخسرو; tr, I. Alâeddin Keykûbad, 1190–1237), also known as Kayqubad I, was the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm who reigned from 1220 to 1237. He expanded th ...
. The madrasa probably had an impact on the
Buruciye Madrasa too.
The east entrance of the madrasa and the enormous stone facade of ornamental brick and tile masonry with two minarets are remarkable works of art.
On each side of the entrance there is a panel. The right side is decorated with a double-headed eagle. The motif on the left side does not seem to be completed.
References
External links
Various photos of Çifte Minareli MedreseOfficial Tour Agency
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Buildings and structures completed in 1265
Buildings and structures of the Sultanate of Rum
Buildings and structures in Erzurum
Madrasas in Turkey
World Heritage Tentative List for Turkey