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İnce
Minaret (Stone and Wooden Works) Museum
It is in Konya Province, Selçuklu District,
in the west of Alaeddin Hill. It has been
constructed by Vizier Sahip Ata Fahreddin
Ali in the term of Seljuk Sultan İzzeddin
Keykavuz the 2nd, for providing hadith science
education in the year 663 in Islamic calendar
(1264 Gregorian). The architect of the building
is Keluk bin Abdullah.
Darü-l Hadis is among the madrasas of Seljuk
Period having closed courtyard. It has a
single liwan. The throne door in its eastern
side is among the most beautiful samples
of Seljuk Period stone workmanship. Three
small columns and arch box located on both
sides of the entrance arch are ornamented
with plant and geometric motifs.
From the throne door, the place with cross
vault is accessed. This place, which is
not seen when looked from the front, constitutes
a symmetry for the main
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liwan of the
building. two niches on the
side walls of this place provides
an aesthetic appearance for
the architecture. From the cross
vaulted entrance part, audience
hall is entered. Cradle vaulted
and rectangular planned student
cells are located in the south
and north of the square planned,
domed courtyard, in the middle
of which, there is a pool. Passage
to the dome is provided with
pandantives. On the dome rim,
"El - Mülkü - Lillah"
"Ayet - el Kürsi"
is written with kufi writing.
The building provides light
from the crenel and rectangular
windows and the lantern in the
dome.
Across the entrance, the liwan
with low vault, to which access
is provided via three steps,
is located. There is a square
- planned, domed classroom on
each of the two sides of the
liwan. The front side of the
monumental structure is made
of cut stone and the external
sides of the side walls are
made of rubble stone. Brick
has been used in internal locations
for both static and decorative
purposes.
From the mosque located in the
north, only the mihrab made
of brick has remained today.
The base part of the minaret,
which has given its name to
the building is coated with
regularly cut stone. The body
part is completely made of brick.
Its body existing today has
eight corners and is in the
form of bumps in various shapes.
The minaret is made of turquoise
colored, white - dough bricks.
While the original of the minaret
has two balconies, the thunderbolt
that has fallen in 1901 has
destroyed one of the two balconies.
İnce Minaret Madrasa has carried
out its activity until the end
of 19th century. It is known
to be repaired between the years
1876 - 1899. After various repair
works that have been started
in 1936 in the Republic Period,
it has been opened to service
as Stone and Wooden Works Museum.
In the museum, construction
and repair inscriptions written
with carving technique on stone
and marble belonging to Seljuk
and Karamanoğlu Periods, high
relieves belonging to Konya
Fort, door and window wings
ornamented with geometric and
plant motifs made with carving
technique on various wooden
materials, samples of wooden
ceiling center and tombstones
made on marble and coffins are
exhibited.
The most beautiful samples of
double headed eagle, which was
the symbol of Seljuks whose
capital city was Konya, and
winged angel figures are exhibited
in this museum.
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