Gök Medrese
Also known as: Gök Medrese
madrasa in Sivas, Turkey
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Overview
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The Gök Medrese is a historic madrasa in the Kale quarter of central Sivas, on Gökmedrese Caddesi. Its name means "Blue Madrasa", and it is also called the Sahibiye Madrasa after its founder. Dating to the 13th century, it is regarded as a significant work of Seljuk architecture; the record lists its architectural style as both Seljuk and Ottoman. The building was established as an institution of Islamic learning.
History
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The madrasa was built in 1271 as a religious endowment by Sahib Ata Fahreddin Ali, a vizier of the Anatolian Seljuk state. The architect is named as Kaluyan al-Qunawi.
On 15 April 2014 the Gök Medrese was proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List together with other Seljuk madrasas.
From Wikipedia
Gökmedrese or Gök Medrese (literally: "Blue Madrasah"), also known as Sahibiye Medresesi, is a 13th-century medrese, an Islamic educational institution, in the city of Sivas, Turkey.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%83_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3_(%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3)
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6k-Medrese
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6k_Medrese,_Sivas
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%D9%88%DA%A9_%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%87
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%91%D0%BA_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B5_(%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%81)
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6k_Medrese_(Sivas)