Karatay Madrasa
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Constructed in the 13th century by the Seljuk sultan Allauddin Qayqubad as an Islamic school, Karatay Medresesi functioned as a madrasa until 1955. Today, it is a museum and cultural centre that houses a collection of ceramics, manuscripts, and other artefacts related to the Seljuk period making it a popular tourist destination in Turkey.
It is a historic building with a central courtyard encircled by a series of classrooms and adorned with intricate plasterwork and frescoes, which makes it another fundamental example of Seljuk architecture. The building was named after the ceramics master, Mevlana Celaleddin-i Karatay, who was one of Karatay’s students.
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