Büyük Aga Medrese
40°39′31″N 35°50′06″E / 40.6586°N 35.8350°E / 40.6586; 35.8350Architecture Type Medrese Style Ottoman architecture Completed 1488 Amasya Erzurum Isparta Istanbul Konya Kütahya Mardin Mersin Nevşehir Sinop Sivas Şırnak Tokat Van
Büyük Ağa Medresesi or Kapı Ağa Medresesi[1] is a historical 15th century medrese in Amasya, Turkey.[2] The complex was built in 1488 on the order of the Kapı Ağası (chief of the eunuchs that worked in the harem) Hüseyin Ağa during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II.
Building
The medrese has a unique octagonal plan used for the first time in this building[3] and consists of the student rooms, each covered by a small dome, around an octagonal colonnaded courtyard. The largest domed room was used as the main lecture room and now for the training of local youth to become hafız.[4]
Gallery
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The courtyard and the student rooms
References
- ^ "Kapı Ağa (Büyük Ağa) Medresesi". Amasyakulturturizm.gov.tr. 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ Turkey, Verity Campbell, page 471, 2007
- ^ "Kapi Ağasi (Büyük Ağa) Medresesi | Kültür Portalı". Kulturportali.gov.tr. 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ "Amasya'daki medrese 5 asırdır hafız yetişiyor". Risalehaber.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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Madrasas in Turkey
- Büyük Aga
- Yakutiye
- Çifte Minareli
- Karatay
- Ince Minareli
- Sırçalı
- Gevher Nesibe Şifaiye
- Rüstem Pasha
- Kızıl
- Hatuniye
- Gök
- Zahraa
