Hudavent Hatun Tomb

Hudavend Hatun Türbe
View of the Türbe
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Province	Nigde Province
Region	Central Anatolia
Location
Location	TUR Nigde, Turkey
Country	Turkey
Shown within Turkey
Geographic coordinates	37°58′20.4996″N 34°40′32.8620″E
Architecture
Type	Kümbet
Style	Islamic, Seljuk architecture
Completed	1312 (1312)
Specifications
Height (max)	15,5 m
Materials	cut stone, marble

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

Architecture

It was built as a Türbe (tomb) for Hudavend Hatun, the daughter of Kilij Arslan IV in 1312. 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

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