Ince Minare Museum

Ince Minare Museum

Ince Minare Museum
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Taner
Izmir, Türkiye770 contributions
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Jun 2023 • Solo
İnce Minareli Madrasa, also known as the Stone and Wooden Works Museum, is in Selçuklu District and Beyhekim District. It is a Madrasa with a Closed Courtyard, a Single Iwan and a Single Storey; It takes its name from the minaret in the Northeast Corner. It was built in 1264 by Vizier Sahib Ata Fahreddin Ali during the reign of Seljuk Sultan Izzeddin Keykavus II, to teach hadith and science. The architect of the building is Keluk Bin Abdullah. It is in the "Closed Courtyard Madrasa" Group of the Seljuk Period and has a single iwan. The Crown Gate, located in the east, is among the most beautiful and rare examples of Seljuk Era Stone Workmanship. İnce Minareli Madrasa continued its activity until the end of the 19th century, and renovation works were carried out between 1876 and 1899. After various repair works that started in 1936 during the Republican Era, it was opened as the "Stone and Wooden Works Museum" in 1956. The Medrese's Writings, which are considered important examples of calligraphy, are of great importance. Especially the Crown Gate is Considered as One of the Rare Designs Where Writing Is Extensively Applied. Surahs Fatiha and Yasin are written in Thuluth on the knotted inscription border in the middle of the portal. "Amel'i Keluk" is written on one of the badges on the pediment of the niche arch, and "Bin Abdullah" is written on the other. In the Interior, the Border Surrounding the Skirt of the Dome contains the phrase "El Mülkü-l'İllah" in Kufic script. The Minaret, which gave its name to the Madrasa, belongs to the adjacent mosque. As a result of a lightning strike in 1901, the dome of the Masjid, whose section up to the first balcony of the minaret was attached externally to the northeastern corner of the Madrasa, was destroyed. The Brick Minaret, Rising on a Square Planned Prismal Pedestal Made of Cut Stone, Has a Segmented Body. The Body Surface Is Decorated With Pure Brick And Cut Tiles. "Hadith Talks" are Held in the Masjid Section in accordance with its foundation charter. In the museum, there are Construction and Repair Inscriptions written with the Carving Technique on Stone and Marble from the Seljuk and Karamanoğlu Period, High Reliefs of the Konya Castle, Door and Window Wings Decorated with Geometric and Floral Models Made with the Carving Technique on Various Wooden Materials, and Wooden Ceiling Core Samples. And the gravestones and coffins carved on marble are exhibited. The Museum, where the largest and most beautiful examples of the Double-Headed Eagle and Winged Angel Figures, the symbols of the Seljuks, whose capital was Konya, are exhibited, is open to visitors every day of the week except Mondays.
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Written March 6, 2024
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Carol A S
Marietta, GA4,122 contributions
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May 2019
The Ince Minare Medrese (Seminary of the Slender Minaret), located on the west side of the Alaaddin hill, is a superb example of Seljuk Turkish architecture. It was built as a theological seminary between 1258-1279 by Sâhib Ata Fahreddin Ali, a vizier of the Anatolian Seljuk Sultan. The original minaret was exceptionally tall and thin (hence its name), and its ribs were decorated with sky-blue Seljuk tiles; it was partially destroyed by a lightning strike in 1901. The grand portal to the medrese is completely covered with intricate Seljuk decoration and Kur’anic inscriptions, and is among the finest of extant Seljuk grand portals.​ The interior was beautifully tiled (some of which has survived) around the windows and dome. The main hall, with a refreshing pool of water, was the center of seminary life; the large eyvans (alcoves) were used for classes, and the smaller rooms as living quarters. The building has been restored and now houses Konya’s Museum of Wooden Artifacts and Stone Carving. Exhibits within the museum include elaborately carved wooden mosque doors, decorative panels, marble panels carved with typical Seljuk designs of birds, lions, angels, double-headed eagles and even a few elephants. The Ince Minare Museum is open every day from 9 am to noon and 1 to 5 pm, with an entry fee of TL2.
Written January 5, 2020
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Lanni
Gaziantep, Türkiye5,940 contributions
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Dec 2022
You can even enjoy the stonework from the street, and it is very beautiful. It reminds me of Divriği Ulu Camii ve Darüşşifası in Sivas! It is worthy to spend sometimes and enjoy the beauty of the stonework. The museum is minisize but it has amazing collection from Seljuk period. Some of the stone carving collections tells the story of the influence from Central Asia. The ceiling is breathtaking!
Written December 30, 2022
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maritimeexplorer
Nova Scotia, Canada4,251 contributions
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Oct 2021
Konya is also well known in the Islamic world for its many famous madrasas which are educational institutions. Contrary to popular belief they are not confined to religious education, but can be secular as well. Thanks to some religious fanatics, madrasas have a bad reputation in the West, but that was not always the case. At one time and still in many places, madrasas were/are important institutions of higher learning. However, the two most famous madrasas in Konya, the Karatay and the Ince Minare are no longer teaching institutions, but museums noted for their architecture and interior decoration.

We visited Ince Minare which means 'School of the Slender Minaret'. Built between 1260 and 1265 by the Seljuk Rum, it once had a magnificent minaret of which only the bottom third now remains. It is impressive enough, but really must have been something before the minaret6 collapsed.
Aside from the minaret Ince Minare is renowned for its entrance portal which is very impressive.
Inside the madrasa there is a very unusual wooden dome with stylized stars. Everywhere you look there are interesting details such as the double headed eagle that the Seljuks where using as their symbol in Konya long before the Hapsburg dynasty adopted it as theirs. Elephants are a common motif and seem to contradict the Muslim interdiction against depicting figurative representation as a form of idolatry. Even more explicit are representations of various animals including a leopard. Most interesting of all was the sculpted angel. These celestial beings were as important in Islam as in Christianity and Judaism.
Written July 8, 2022
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Erhan Yildirim
Türkiye2,433 contributions
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May 2021
It is located in the west of Alaaddin Hill in Konya province, Selçuklu District. Communication is easily available by minibuses and other vehicles. It is used as a museum affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. I want to share information about the history of the madrasa and Konya.

Ince Minaret madrasa(ince minareli medrese)
Museum of stone and wood works of Seljuks period
It is the largest city in Turkey in terms of the size of the lands of Konya, located in the central Anatolian region of Turkey.
Konya; is known Dated to the Neolithic period, Catalhöyük (east Catalhöyük) is a marvelous excavation site that helps us learn about the life styles of the settled people of the Neolithic period.Konya is also known all over the world by Rumi (Mevlânâ Celâleddîn-i Rumî), which is the symbol of Sufism and tolerance. of course, the Seljuks, the first Islamic Turkish state established in Anatolia, left the most artifacts in Konya.the city of konya, which has been the capital of the Seljuks for a long time, hosts incredible works of art reflecting the Turkish Islamic tradition.
in this article, I will tell about the Ince minaret madrasa built in the 13th century and its masterpiece art. I want to start with the history of konya before the madrasa…..the first written sources with the city of konya date from about 5000 years ago.luwians called the city Ik-ku-ua-ni-ia.The city of Ik-ku-ua-ni-ia is again located within the area called lukkawaniya(country of luwians) by the luwians. the city is known by the names ikonion in the classical era,ikonium and ikoniam in the Hellenic and Roman periods.during the Islamic period, the name of the city took its final form during the period of Al-Koniya and finally the Turks, and today it is known by the name Konya. the first written sources about the city of konya begin in the age of Assyrian trade colonies, as in other Anatolian cities.(B.C. 20-17 century). in Assyrian tablets, the name of the region is referred to as purushanda Kingdom.at that time, the luwians and their neighbors planted Hattitians in the area. B.C. In the 17th century, when the kingdom of kushshara (Assyrian tablets) was destroyed, the region came under the control of the Hittites. With the migration of tribes in the 13th century(Aegean migrations), it leads to the destruction of the Hittites and the entry of Anatolia into a politically multiparty administration. the kingdom of Hartapush reigns in Konya as a Hittite city-state. Konya was constantly used as a transit point and base center between 2 large administrations.Phrygian Kingdom and the late Assyrian imperial period. after the Phrygians, the lands where the cimmers and Lydians ruled for a certain period of time passed to Persian rule. during the Persians period, the region was administered under the name of the daskleieon satrap(state). later, Alexander the great,Seleucids , Galatians, and the kingdom of Pergamon ruled in the region. after the Roman ,Byzantine and Sassanid periods of about 800 years(B.C 2-, A.D 7 century) certain period after the half of the 7th century, the Umayyads came under the rule of Byzantium and the Seljuks in the 11th century. the region was ruled by Anatolian Seljuks,karamanoğulları and ottomans.
In general, madrasah is referred to as "the place where lessons are held" or "where lessons are studied". Education and training institutions in the history of Islam expresses. In the definitions, it is defined as "the place, the faculty where the sciences in accordance with Islamic religious rules are taught in Islamic countries." In another aspect, the madrasa is defined as the Islamic school and school structure that provides education at an equivalent level to today's secondary and higher education. the madrasa, which is in the group of madrasas with a closed courtyard, was built by Sahib-Ata Fahreddin Ali to architect Keluk bin Abdullah during the period of the Anatolian Seljuks.its construction as a madrasa with a closed courtyard should probably have been caused by geography and the hardness of the air. Medrese long elegant with two balconies With its minaret, it became famous in the form of "Ince Minaret" and was called by this name. It He preceded the Seljuk vizier Sahip Ata, who built the madrasa, and his real name was has been forgotten. The madrasa was built and dedicated to teach hadith sciences. Besides the madrasa being a high school where hadith sciences are given, it is necessary Its architecture also draws attention with its stonework. Today "Stone and Wood Works The madrasah, which serves as a museum, especially in the Seljuk period, It looks like a "memorial museum" where works of the Principality and Ottoman period are exhibited. The decoration on the crown gate of the Ince Minaret Madrasa is rich in different designs. With its variety of motifs and high relief stone workmanship, it is and in a different and important place from other Seljuk period works in Konya. The base of the minaret is made of plastic effect stone material, and the body part is without tile decoration. consists of. Two intricate niches crossing the facade of the minaret pulpit rumi within a frame that make up the decoration. Glazed brick mosaic of the minaret Its body woven with tiles, in accordance with the tradition of old Turkish minarets, barred and grooved. The body of the minaret, which was around 50-55m in the past, is black, dark blue and blue. It was created with tiles and geometric patterns similar to rug motifs. Breaks dark colored tiles in the form of prism with protruding ends in the sun shines. Less than a third of the minaret up to the lower balcony today a part of it has survived to the present day. to education With verses and hadiths written and made with a perfect hand workmanship as a sign of the importance given. engraved crown gate, its domed place has survived to the present day.Rumi, munhani, thuluth and celis inscription, tree of life, "Amel-i Kelük" on the right medallion and "bin Abdullah" on the left medallion, the knot motif, mihrabiye, hob, zencerek, lily, artichoke (lotus bud) and many motifs. Again, the crown was used on the door; "Amel-i Kelük" is written on the right medallion and "bin Abdullah" is written on the left medallion. Also, Surah Al-Fath and Surah Yaseen from the Qoran are inscribed on the crown door. now I leave you alone with excellent works of art
Written May 8, 2021
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TubaKoseogluOkcu
Istanbul, Türkiye6,945 contributions
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Dec 2012 • Friends
This museum used to be a religious school building (madrasah). It dates back to 1279 and its name (which can be translated as "slim minaret") derives from the fact that its minaret was very tall and thin when compared with other minarets of the period. Of course, today, only lower section of that minaret remains but it still is very impressive. The building hosts today stone and wooden artefacts remaining from Seljuk and Ottoman periods. The main entrance door is a real masterpiece of stone carving work of the period and is extremely impressive. Definitely one of the must visits for Konya....
Written January 5, 2013
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aguvenis
Istanbul, Türkiye229 contributions
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Dec 2011 • Couples
İnce Minareli Medrese, a university of its time by Alaeddin Hill with it's stone crafted
gate, a Seljuck Masterpiece of stone work has to be visited when in Konya. Built in 1264 by an Anatolian Seljuk Grand Vizier Sahib Ata lost top of its minaret at the begining of the 20th century,

Functioned as Islamic higher education center ( madrasah) for centuries, the building now serves as a museum, housing stone and wood work from Seljuck era. The renovated interior has remarkable Seljuck tiles on it's walls and dome,

The visit won't be long yet should not be missed, the medrese is located by the Alaeddin Hill walking distance from other main atrractions like Alaeddin mosque and Karatay Medrese.
Written February 7, 2012
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worldnomad_01
Los Angeles, CA1,595 contributions
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Sep 2022
Small, neat museum, nice Seljuk architecture. Contains mostly wood and stone artifacts from the Seljuk period. Worth a short visit.
Written October 17, 2022
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Mathias S
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May 2018 • Solo
Ince Minare, which comes from Seldjuk times, when Konya was the capital of Turkey (known as the Sultanate of Rum, the Roman (Byzantine) Sultanate, or simply the Sultanate of Ikonion (Konya)) was the reason why I wanted to visit Konya. Not for the famous minaret, reduced in size, but for the intricately sculpted entrance livan, which I always found amazing in pictures.
It's smaller than I expected, but was just as nice. The carvings deserve several detailed pictures. The inside is fine too.
Written April 14, 2019
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yesiltren
Japan1,014 contributions
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Feb 2016 • Solo
This Seljuk style building is worth seeing but be sure to step inside, you can find many historical remains exhibited here. The remains of Seljuk era are full of interets! There are still some elements of pre-Islam ( animals or birds figures, the human face ) in Seljuk remains. Worth seeing. And the dome is breathtakingly beautiful!
Written March 14, 2016
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