Çifte Minareli Medrese

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Çifte Minareli Medrese is a famous 13th-century Seljuk-era theological school in Erzurum, Turkey, renowned for its twin minarets and richly decorated stone façade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building ⓘ
medrese ⓘ
theological school ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Seljuk architecture ⓘ
builtFor Islamic scholarship ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Erzurum ⓘ
Seljuk madrasas ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Erzurum Province ⓘ
constructionStart 13th century ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
denomination Sunni Islam ⓘ
era Seljuk period ⓘ
linked to: Seljuk Rum period
function religious education ⓘ
theological instruction ⓘ
hasFacade richly decorated stone façade ⓘ
hasMinaretCount 2 ⓘ
hasPart courtyard ⓘ
iwan ⓘ
portal ⓘ
twin minarets ⓘ
heritage Seljuk-era monument ⓘ
languageOfName Turkish ⓘ
locatedIn Eastern Anatolia Region ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Anatolia

Erzurum ⓘ
Erzurum Province ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nameMeaning Double Minaret Madrasa ⓘ
notableFeature calligraphic inscriptions ⓘ
floral motifs ⓘ
geometric motifs ⓘ
ornamental portal ⓘ
richly decorated stone façade ⓘ
stone carvings ⓘ
twin brick minarets ⓘ
region Anatolia ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Islam ⓘ
roofType open courtyard plan ⓘ
significance important example of Seljuk architecture in Anatolia ⓘ
symbol of Erzurum ⓘ
tourism popular tourist attraction in Erzurum ⓘ
usedAs museum ⓘ

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Erzurum → hasLandmark → Çifte Minareli Medrese ⓘ
subject linked to: Erzurum, Turkey
Seljuk architecture → hasNotableExample → Cifte Minareli Medrese (Erzurum) ⓘ
linked to: Çifte Minareli Medrese
Sivas → hasLandmark → Çifte Minareli Medrese ⓘ
Erzurum → hasLandmark → Çifte Minareli Medrese ⓘ