Tiles of the Konya Green Dome in the Light of New Information

Tile has been preferred as a protective exterior coating material in the sixteen-segment dome of the Mevlana Tomb for many periods from the Seljuk period to today. As a result of atmospheric effects, the tiles that adorned the dome for 55 years have been damaged. For this reason, the restoration pro...

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Main Authors: Çetin Öztürk, Ali Fuat Baysal
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Published: Istanbul University Press 2022-07-01
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description Tile has been preferred as a protective exterior coating material in the sixteen-segment dome of the Mevlana Tomb for many periods from the Seljuk period to today. As a result of atmospheric effects, the tiles that adorned the dome for 55 years have been damaged. For this reason, the restoration process was started on the Dome in June 2020 and the tiles of the dome were renewed in this process. This study discussed the tile restorations in the Kubbe-i Hadrâ (Green Dome) and presented the findings under headings following extensive research and document analysis. In conclusion, we found new information and documents revealing that the dome tiles manufactured in Kütahya in different periods were technically and physically different from each other of different periods, that the tiles were supplied in 1965 by the Taylan Ceramic Factory, not by the Metin Tile Factory. It was also found that the tiles used for the restorations in 1949 were manufactured by the Öz Tile Factory, not by Metin Tile Factory. In addition, we found that Armenian tile makers took part in the production of the tiles of the Kubbe-i Hadrâ; the oldest tiles of the Dome were produced by applying the color-glaze technique and are exhibited in world-famous museums today.
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spelling doaj-art-e8cad14b2d0048ac92c214096330fde72025-08-20T03:09:31ZengIstanbul University PressArt-Sanat2148-35822022-07-011831934010.26650/artsanat.2022.18.984514123456Tiles of the Konya Green Dome in the Light of New InformationÇetin Öztürk0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8697-0929Ali Fuat Baysal1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8616-8781Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi, Konya, TurkiyeNecmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi, Konya, TurkiyeTile has been preferred as a protective exterior coating material in the sixteen-segment dome of the Mevlana Tomb for many periods from the Seljuk period to today. As a result of atmospheric effects, the tiles that adorned the dome for 55 years have been damaged. For this reason, the restoration process was started on the Dome in June 2020 and the tiles of the dome were renewed in this process. This study discussed the tile restorations in the Kubbe-i Hadrâ (Green Dome) and presented the findings under headings following extensive research and document analysis. In conclusion, we found new information and documents revealing that the dome tiles manufactured in Kütahya in different periods were technically and physically different from each other of different periods, that the tiles were supplied in 1965 by the Taylan Ceramic Factory, not by the Metin Tile Factory. It was also found that the tiles used for the restorations in 1949 were manufactured by the Öz Tile Factory, not by Metin Tile Factory. In addition, we found that Armenian tile makers took part in the production of the tiles of the Kubbe-i Hadrâ; the oldest tiles of the Dome were produced by applying the color-glaze technique and are exhibited in world-famous museums today.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/BBDF0CAC7D3B48849D97ACE1C4234AD7konyagreen dometilerenovationkütahya
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