Ince Minare
by nonur
Shot handheld using Sigma 10-20 mm lens at night. Sorry for the distortion.
The Ince Minare Medresesi ( Slender Minaret Medresah) is among Konya's finest and most impressive Seljuk Turkish architectural masterpieces.Though built (1267) as a Muslim theological school, it has been restored and is now Konya's Museum of Wooden Artifacts and Stone Carving. The exhibits inside are significant, but it is the building itself that you come to see.It's grand portal, heavily and completely carved with Seljuk decoration and Kur'anic inscriptions, is among the finest of all Seljuk grand portals.The minaret (two-thirds of which was destroyed by a lightning strike in 1901) was exceptionally tall and finely decorated with Seljuk sky-blue tiles.
The Ince Minare Medresesi ( Slender Minaret Medresah) is among Konya's finest and most impressive Seljuk Turkish architectural masterpieces.Though built (1267) as a Muslim theological school, it has been restored and is now Konya's Museum of Wooden Artifacts and Stone Carving. The exhibits inside are significant, but it is the building itself that you come to see.It's grand portal, heavily and completely carved with Seljuk decoration and Kur'anic inscriptions, is among the finest of all Seljuk grand portals.The minaret (two-thirds of which was destroyed by a lightning strike in 1901) was exceptionally tall and finely decorated with Seljuk sky-blue tiles.
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Blaze wrote:
That's beautiful, Nezih. The uplighting and blue tiles behind really make it a striking building by night.
I also like the slightly blurred movement of the figures in front. It gives me the feeling of rushed modern life against something that has stood the test of time !
Sally has said it all and thank you for the info Nezih.
That's beautiful, Nezih. The uplighting and blue tiles behind really make it a striking building by night.
I also like the slightly blurred movement of the figures in front. It gives me the feeling of rushed modern life against something that has stood the test of time !
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I also like the slightly blurred movement of the figures in front. It gives me the feeling of rushed modern life against something that has stood the test of time !