Culture and art / Museum
Yakutiye Madrasa (Museum of Turkish-Islamic Arts and Ethnography)
Yakutiye, Erzurum
A madrasa built in the Ilkhanid period in 1310, famous for the tree of life and lion reliefs on its portal, now used as the Museum of Turkish-Islamic Arts and Ethnography.
Its story
According to its inscription, the madrasa was commissioned in 1310, in the reign of the Ilkhanid ruler Öljeitü (Olcaytu), by Hoca Cemâleddin Yakut. It is one of the largest examples in Anatolia of the covered-courtyard madrasa type with iwans and arcades. In the side niches of the portal is carved a tree of life rising from a spring, with facing lions below and eagle figures above; the shaft of the corner minaret forms geometric patterns with turquoise and purple glazed bricks. Used for a time in the Ottoman period as a foundry and military depot, the building was repaired in the Republican period and converted into a museum; today it displays handicrafts typical of Erzurum, Oltu stone works and ethnographic artifacts. Events are held on the square in front of it, especially on Ramadan evenings.
Key facts
- Period
- 1310 (Ilkhanid)
- Admission
- Museum entrance (check current fees and hours)
- Getting there
- Cumhuriyet Caddesi, beside the Lala Mustafa Paşa Mosque
- Visit duration
- 45 minutes
Trip purpose
- Photography
- Rainy day
- Traveling with kids
Location
39.90641, 41.27207
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakutiye_Medresesi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakutiye_Madrasa | https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/erzurum | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1042989946