There is a remarkable building group consist of a madrasah in L shaped plan, a courtyard in rectangular plan nearly square shaped on the west side of the madrasah and a mosque with one minaret, in the town of Seferihisar in İzmir, in the old village named Hereke. The main entrance which adjoined northwest corner is an iwan protruded outwardly. There is a 7-unit portico in front of the nine-celled madrasah. All the arches and domes in the madrasah were built with bricks. Square-planned student cells have niches and fireplaces in various sizes. The madrasah does not have built inscription and foundation records. It is understood that a private schoolroom was not constructed for the madrasah, and the mosque was used as a lesson place. It can be thought that the mosque was already exist when the madrasa construction was planned. The construction date given as “Ebced” cooding on the marble inscription on the entrance of the mosque’s prayer hall is A.H. 894 / A.D. 1489. Therefore, it can be said that the madrasah was built between the end of the 15th c. and the beginning of the 16th c. In this study, various suggestions are presented for a possible restoration of the madrasa structure which is introduced with its architectural features and which is in ruins today.
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 28 Nisan 2017 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2017 Cilt: 26 Sayı: 1 |