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Description
Property Name: Ak Madrasa
Inventory No: 90-388-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2007-12-28
Country (State party): Turkey
Province: Niğde
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 37° 58′ 38.16″ N
34° 41′ 42.57″ E
Historic Period: Early Ottoman (1299-1453)
Year of Construction: 1409
Style:
Original Use: Madrasa
Current Use: Museum
Architect: Unknown
Significance
The madrasa is an example of the buildings constructed during Karamanid rule in south-central Anatolia. It is remarkable with its geometric and floral decoration and the muqarnas ceiling over the entrance.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
Since the restoration in 1936 the building is used as Archeological Museum.
References
Bayrak, M. Orhan. 1994. Türkiye Tarihi Yerler Kilavuzu. Istanbul: Inkilap Kitabevi.
Gabriel, Albert. 1931-34. Monuments Turcs d’Anatolie. Paris: Editions de Boccard, II.
Goodwin, Godfrey. A History of Ottoman Architecture , The John Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1971.
ed. Michell, George. Architecture of the Islamic World; Its History and Social Meaning. Thanes & Hudson, London, 1978.
Özkarci, Mehmet. 2001. Nigde’de Türk Mimarisi. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basimevi.
Ünsal Behçet. 1959. Turkish Islamic Architecture. London: Alec Tiranti.
Archnet website: www.archnet.org