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Dick Osseman | all galleries >> Seyitgazi >> Seyit Battal Gazi Külliyesi > Seyitgazi dec 2007 1947.jpg
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19-DEC-2007

Seyitgazi dec 2007 1947.jpg

The Seyitgazi Complex seen from the South.
From left to right: the flat domed Ümmühan Medresesi (school), which is a former Byzantine monastery (10th century) transformed by the Seljuk in 1208; the high dome of the Türbe (mausoleum) of Seyit Battal Gazi (re-shaped by the Ottomans in 1465); and the dome and minaret of the mosque (rebuilt by the Ottoman in 1511).

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Sources: ‘Türkye Tarihi Yerler Kılavuzu’ – M.Orhan Bayrak, Inkılâp Kitabevi, Istanbul, 1994.
Leaflet of the Seyitgazi Külliyesi (1995) , ‘Guide Fodor: Turquie’ - Edition 1988
& Personal visits (1995 – 1996).

Nikon D2x
1/200s f/8.0 at 62.0mm iso200 full exif

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