History and archaeology / Han and caravanserai
Çay Han (Taşhan)
Çay, Afyonkarahisar
A Seljuk caravanserai on the Konya road, commissioned in 1278 by the same patron as the Taş Medrese.
Its story
Çay Han is the caravanserai built in the same years by Yusuf bin Yakup, who commissioned the Çay Taş Medrese. On the Seljuk caravan route linking Konya to western Anatolia, it forms a group of buildings together with the madrasa and the hammam. Its cut-stone portal reflects the Seljuk decorative tradition. Being just a few steps from the madrasa, the two are visited together.
Key facts
- Built
- 1278
- Period
- Anatolian Seljuk
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
38.59270, 31.02321
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63883121 | https://kureansiklopedi.com/tr/detay/cay-medresesi