Karatay Madrasah Tile Arts Museum *Madrasah is the place where theological education is focused at old times.

Karatay MadrasahTile Arts Museum

*Madrasah is the place where theological *Madrasah is the place where theological education is focused at old times.education is focused at old times.

HistoryIn 1251, at the time of Seljuk In 1251, at the time of Seljuk

Sultanate, built in Konya.Sultanate, built in Konya.Its architecture is unknown.Its architecture is unknown.It was used as a madrasah at It was used as a madrasah at

old times to give mostly old times to give mostly theological education.theological education.

From 1955 till now, it has been From 1955 till now, it has been used as a tile arts museum.used as a tile arts museum.

General appearances from different aspects

This model is a miniature from miniaturk.

Constructional Constructional InformationInformation

It has got a classical Seljuk It has got a classical Seljuk architecture.architecture.

It has a single floor with 4 rooms It has a single floor with 4 rooms and a really large entrance. and a really large entrance.

This is the This is the entrance door.entrance door.

It has a main dome in the middle It has a main dome in the middle and four small domes on 4 rooms.and four small domes on 4 rooms.

One of the small domes.One of the small domes.

It is in the shape of square It is in the shape of square and it has windows at three and it has windows at three

sides.sides.

As it can be seen from the As it can be seen from the picture, at one side of the picture, at one side of the

entrance, there are 4 windows.entrance, there are 4 windows.

Next to it, there is a room’s Next to it, there is a room’s window in different shape window in different shape

and a small one above.and a small one above.

The appearance The appearance of its back.of its back.

The other side is The other side is like that;like that;

P.S: It has got different layers of roof at this side, but you can make it as one.

We wish you We wish you enjoy it.enjoy it.