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Sultan Mesud TürbesiAmasya, Türkiye
The mausoleum known as Sultan Mesud Türbesi is a rectangular mausoleum located today at the back of a cemetery adjacent to the Amasya Museum. There are no inscriptions on or inside the tomb, so its identification as "Sultan Mesud's Turba" is not supported by evidence on the monument. Albert Gabriel, who surveyed the monuments of Amasya in the 1930s, dated it with reservations to the 14th/8th century AH.1
The tomb is entered on its north side through an ornate portal that has few stylistic comparisons in Islamic architecture. The facade itself is made of stone and rises substantially higher than the roof of the building. It is topped with a cornice and framed by an angular braid pattern carved in the stone. The doorway and two windows flanking it are in the center of the facade but are set within a recessed plain some three feet back. A large, shallow arch supported by engaged columns on either side frames this recess. Within the recess, the door is framed again by a porch extending outward to be flush with the building's facade. On the lintel of this porch is a panel decorated with a beautiful geometric star and polygon pattern.
The interior of the tomb contains two bays, one in front and one behind, separated by an archway. The ceiling is barrel vaulted. A subterranean chamber reached by a staircase on the west side of the building is no longer accessible.
Notes:
- Gabriel, Monuments Turcs, 63.
Sources:
Gabriel, Albert. Monuments Turcs d’Anatolie, 61-63. 2 vols. Paris: E. de Boccard, 1931.
Location
Amasya, Türkiye
Associated Names
Events
ca. 13th/8th century AH
Dimensions
ca. 14.5 x 10 m (footprint of building)Variant Names
Sultan Mesud Turbesi
Variant
Sultan Mes'ud Türbesi
Variant
Building Usages
funerary
Sultan Mesud Türbesi
Amasya, Türkiye
The mausoleum known as Sultan Mesud Türbesi is a rectangular mausoleum located today at the back of a cemetery adjacent to the Amasya Museum. There are no inscriptions on or inside the tomb, so its identification as "Sultan Mesud's Turba" is not supported by evidence on the monument. Albert Gabriel, who surveyed the monuments of Amasya in the 1930s, dated it with reservations to the 14th/8th century AH.1
The tomb is entered on its north side through an ornate portal that has few stylistic comparisons in Islamic architecture. The facade itself is made of stone and rises substantially higher than the roof of the building. It is topped with a cornice and framed by an angular braid pattern carved in the stone. The doorway and two windows flanking it are in the center of the facade but are set within a recessed plain some three feet back. A large, shallow arch supported by engaged columns on either side frames this recess. Within the recess, the door is framed again by a porch extending outward to be flush with the building's facade. On the lintel of this porch is a panel decorated with a beautiful geometric star and polygon pattern.
The interior of the tomb contains two bays, one in front and one behind, separated by an archway. The ceiling is barrel vaulted. A subterranean chamber reached by a staircase on the west side of the building is no longer accessible.
Notes:
- Gabriel, Monuments Turcs, 63.
Sources:
Gabriel, Albert. Monuments Turcs d’Anatolie, 61-63. 2 vols. Paris: E. de Boccard, 1931.
Location
Amasya, Türkiye
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Associated Names
Events
ca. 13th/8th century AH
Dimensions
ca. 14.5 x 10 m (footprint of building)Variant Names
Sultan Mesud Turbesi
Variant
Sultan Mes'ud Türbesi
Variant
Building Usages
funerary