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Büyük Aga Medrese

Büyük Ağa Medresesi
Büyük Ağa Medresesi (Amasya)
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Region	Black Sea Region
Location
Location	Amasya, Turkey
Geographic coordinates	40°39′31″N 35°50′06″E / 40.6586°N 35.8350°E / 40.6586; 35.8350
Architecture
Type	Medrese
Style	Ottoman architecture
Completed	1488

Büyük Ağa MedresesiorKapı Ağa Medresesi^[1] is a historical 15th century medreseinAmasya, Turkey.^[2] The complex was built in 1488 on the order of the Kapı Ağası (chief of the eunuchs that worked in the harem) Hüseyin Ağa during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II.

The medrese has a unique octagonal plan used for the first time in this building^[3] and consists of the student rooms, each covered by a small dome, around an octagonal colonnaded courtyard. The largest domed room was used as the main lecture room and now for the training of local youth to become hafız.^[4]

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  The courtyard and the student rooms

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