Architecture / Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Hunat Hatun Complex
Melikgazi, Kayseri
A Seljuk complex consisting of a mosque, madrasa, double hamam and tomb, commissioned in 1238 by Mahperi Hunat Hatun, wife of Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I.
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Its story
The Hunat Hatun Complex is one of the first large complexes in Anatolia commissioned by a woman. Its patron, Mahperi Hunat Hatun, was the wife of Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I and the mother of Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev II. Built of cut stone, the complex consists of a mosque, a madrasa, a double hamam and a tomb with an octagonal body and pyramidal cap. The tomb contains three sarcophagi. The mosque's present minaret was added in the time of Abdülhamid II. The madrasa was long used as the Kayseri Ethnography Museum.
Key facts
- Built
- 1238
- Patron
- Mahperi Hunat Hatun
- Admission
- Mosque and courtyard free
- Visit duration
- 30–45 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
38.72077, 35.49143
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunad_Hatun_Külliyesi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunat_Hatun_Complex