Art Artuqids



figurative architectural piece turkish , islamic arts museum, istanbul


despite constant preoccupation war, members of artuklu dynasty left many architectural monuments.


they made significant additions diyarbakır city walls. urfa gate rebuilt muhammad, son of kara arslan. in same area of western wall, south of urfa gate, 2 imposing towers, ulu beden , yedi kardeş commissioned in 1208 artuklu ruler salih mahmud designed yedi kardeş tower himself , apposed artukid double-headed eagle on walls.


a large caravanserai in mardin civil engineering feat of malabadi bridge still in regular use in our day. partially standing old bridge, hasankeyf, built in 1116 kara arslan.


the great mosques of mardin , silvan possibly in case considerably developed on 12th century several artuklu rulers on basis of existing seljuq edifices. congregational mosque of dunaysir (now kızıltepe) commissioned artuklu bey yülük arslan (1184–1203) , completed after death in 1204 brother artuk arslan (1203–1239).







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