Architecture / Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Kapı Ağa (Büyük Ağa) Madrasa
Merkez, Amasya
The Büyük Ağa Madrasa, built in 1488, where the octagonal plan was used for the first time among Ottoman madrasas.
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Its story
The madrasa was built in 1488 by Hüseyin Ağa, the Kapı Ağası (chief of the palace eunuchs) of II. Bayezid, which is why it is known as the Büyük Ağa or Kapı Ağa Madrasa. Its plan with an octagonal courtyard was used here for the first time among Ottoman madrasas. Belonging to the group of 'Altmışlı madrasas', it is known that the famous scholar Taşköprülüzade Muslihiddin Efendi taught here. The building can be seen from outside; whether the interior can be visited may vary depending on its use.
Key facts
- Plan
- Octagonal courtyard
- Built
- 1488
- Visit duration
- 15 minutes
- Commissioned by
- Kapı Ağası Hüseyin Ağa
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Quiet
Location
40.65870, 35.83495
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://amasya.ktb.gov.tr/TR-59538/kapi-aga-buyuk-aga-medresesi.html | https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5694141 | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16255962