Büyük Aga Medrese
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Büyük Ağa Medresesi (Amasya)
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| Basic information | |
| Location |  Amasya, Turkey |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Region | Black Sea Region |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Medrese |
| Architectural style | Ottoman architecture |
| Completed | 1488 |
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Büyük Ağa Medresesi or Kapı Ağa Medresesi[1] is a historical 15th century medrese in Amasya, Turkey.[2] The complex was built in 1488 by order of the Kapı Ağası (chief of the eunuchs that worked in the harem) Hüseyin Ağa of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II.
Building
The medrese has a unique octagonal plan used for the first time in this building[3] and consists of the student rooms, each covered by a small dome, around an octagonal colonnaded courtyard. The largest domed room was used as the lecture room and until recently for the education of local youth as hafız.[4]
Gallery
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The courtyard and the student rooms
Sources
- ↑ http://www.amasyakulturturizm.gov.tr/TR,59538/kapi-aga-buyuk-aga-medresesi.html
- ↑ Turkey, Verity Campbell, page 471, 2007
- ↑ http://www.kulturportali.gov.tr/turkiye/amasya/gezilecekyer/kapi-agasi-buyuk-aga-medreses
- ↑ http://www.risalehaber.com/amasyadaki-medrese-5-asirdir-hafiz-yetisiyor-127245h.htm
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