Question

Where is the minaret that the museum is calling from?

Answer 1

Ince Minaret Medrese. İnce Minareli Medrese, front facade. İnce Minareli Medrese (literally Slender Minaret Medrese) is a 13th-century madrasa (Islamic school) located in Konya, Turkey, now housing the Museum of Stone and Wood Art (Taş ve Ahşap Eserler Müzesi).

Answer 2

They served as a reminder that the region was Islamic and helped to distinguish mosques from the surrounding architecture. In addition to providing a visual cue to a Muslim community, the other function is to provide a vantage point from which the call to prayer, or adhan, is made.