Tomb· Melikgazi, Kayseri
Alaca Kümbeti
Alaca Kümbeti is a tomb in Melikgazi, Kayseri; The Kümbet of Emir Celaleddin bin Muhammed, commonly known as the Alaca Kümbet, was built between 1184 and 1190 and is one of the striking examples of Seljuk-era monumental tomb architecture.
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- 38.7186°N · 35.4921°E
Editor's Note
The Kümbet of Emir Celaleddin bin Muhammed, commonly known as the Alaca Kümbet, was built between 1184 and 1190 and is one of the striking examples of Seljuk-era monumental tomb architecture. The structure rests on an octagonal drum created by chamfering the upper part of a cubic body, and is covered by a dome on the inside and a pyramidal cap on the outside. The chamfers of the square-plan body are triangular on the south and quadrilateral on the north. The kümbet shows no trace of a lower level and has no crypt floor; the threshold level of the doorway has been taken to be the building's actual ground or base level.
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