Turkey, Konya, Karatay Madrasa, entrance portal and facade
RMID:Image ID:CY5P77
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B.O'Kane / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
CY5P77File size:
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5759 x 3840 px | 48.8 x 32.5 cm | 19.2 x 12.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
27 July 2012Location:
Konya, TurkeyMore information:
Formerly a school for religious students, this is now a museum of ceramics. Built by the amir Jalal al-Din Karatay in 1251 according to the inscription on the top, but this was added to an earlier portal, probably c. 1210-1220.