Gök Medrese, Tokat

Not to be confused with Gök Medrese, Sivas.

Gökmedrese or Gök Medrese, is a 13th-century Anatolian Seljuk medrese, in Tokat, Turkey.^[1] It is dated to 1269-1270.^[2] The patron was Mu'in al-Din Suleyman (a vizier of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum).

Gök Medrese
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Tokat, Turkey
Geographic coordinates	40.1850°N 36.3315°E / 40.1850; 36.3315
Architecture
Architect(s)	?
Type	Madrasah
Style	Seljuk
Completed	13th-century
Direction of façade	west-southwest

The Gök Medrese is acknowledged for possibly the earliest known example of pure Mo'araq mosaic: complete inlaid cut-tilework with no intervening space between the tile fragments.^[3][4]

An example of Seljuk architecture, the building hosted for years the "Tokat Müzesi" (Museum of Tokat), an archaeological and ethnographical museum, until the latter moved in 2012 to a location in the bedesten area.^[5]

See also

• Hatuniye Külliyesi

Sources

• Bloom, Jonathan M. (2006). "Paper: The transformative medium in Ilkhanid art". Beyond the legacy of Genghis Khan. Leiden ; Boston: Brill. ISBN 978-9004150836.

Gallery

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  Seljuk tile mosaic, Gök Medrese, 1269-1270
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  Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum general view
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  Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Detail of front
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  Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Detail of front
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  Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Detail of front
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  Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Detail of front
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  Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Detail of front
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  Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Garden area
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  Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Hittite exhibits
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  Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Water carrier
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  Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Probably 19th century dress
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  Gök Medrese Tokat as Museum Dress and necklace