Architecture / Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Çay Taş Medrese
Çay, Afyonkarahisar
A domed Seljuk madrasa with tile mosaics, commissioned by Yusuf bin Yakup in 1278-79; used as a mosque today.
Its story
The Çay Madrasa is a 13th-century Anatolian Seljuk building at the entrance to the Çay district. It was commissioned in 1278-79 by Ebü'l-Mücahid Yusuf bin Yakup, one of the emirs of the reign of Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev III, and built by the architect Oğulbek bin Muhammed; the same patron also had a caravanserai and a hammam built beside it. With its domed courtyard without porticoes and its two iwans, it belongs to the group of closed-courtyard madrasas. Its white cut-stone portal and tile mosaic decoration are striking; the building is used as a mosque today.
Key facts
- Built
- 1278-79
- Architect
- Oğulbek bin Muhammed
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
38.59296, 31.02248
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://kureansiklopedi.com/tr/detay/cay-medresesi | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131741445