Hudavent Hatun Tomb

37°58′20.4996″N 34°40′32.8620″E / 37.972361000°N 34.675795000°E / 37.972361000; 34.675795000ArchitectureTypeKümbetStyleIslamic, Seljuk architectureCompleted1312; 712 years ago (1312)SpecificationsHeight (max)15,5 mMaterialscut stone, marble

Hudavend Hatun Türbe or Huvand Hatun Türbe is a 14th-century Seljuk Kümbet in Nigde, Turkey.^[1]

Architecture

It was built as a Türbe (tomb) for Hudavend Hatun, the daughter of Kilij Arslan IV in 1312.^[2] It was restored by the General Directorate of Religious Endowments (Vakiflar Genel Mudurlugu) in 1962. The tomb is made of yellow cut stone and is covered by a dome topped with a sixteen-sided pyramidal roof on an octagonal body. Total height is 15,5 metres. White marble was used in the lintels, the arches, the inscription plaques, and the cornice of the dome. The tomb is most known for its elaborate vegetal and zoomorphic carvings.

Gallery

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  Niğde Hüdavent Hatun Tomb
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  Niğde Hüdavent Hatun Tomb detail above entrance
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  Niğde Hüdavent Hatun Tomb

Online pictures

• Over 40 pictures
• Closer picture from the building [1]
• Picture of the stone carvings [2]
• Picture of the stone carvings of the portal [3]

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