Åžifaiye Medresesi is a
medrese
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , ), sometimes Romanization of Arabic, romanized as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any Educational institution, type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whet ...
built in 1217 in
Sivas
Sivas is a city in central Turkey. It is the seat of Sivas Province and Sivas District.[Ä°l Beledi ...]
,
Turkey
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. It bears typical
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* Seljuk dynasty (c. 950–1307), the ruling dynasty of the Seljuk Empire and subsequent polities
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features and was built by the
Rûm Seljuk Sultan Kaykaus I, who was known for his fondness for the city of Sivas where he spent the large part of his period of reign.
The complex consists of a Darüşşifa (''Dâr al-Shifâ'', literally "house of health", a
hospital
A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized Medical Science, health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically ...
) and the medrese where medicinal studies were also taught. The complex is also alternatively called under the sultan Izeddin Keykavus I's name whose tomb is located within the compound.
Gallery
File:Åžifaiye Medrese Entrance 2011 8251.jpg, Åžifaiye Medrese entrance
File:Sivas Sifaiye Medresesi 97 031.jpg, Åžifaiye Medrese before restoration
File:Sivas Sifaiye Medresesi 97 039.jpg, Åžifaiye Medrese before restoration
File:Sivas Åžifaiye Medrese 032.jpg, Åžifaiye Medrese before restoration
File:Sivas Åžifaiye Medrese 040.jpg, Åžifaiye Medrese before restoration
File:Sivas Åžifaiye Medrese 8282.jpg, Åžifaiye Medrese during restoration
File:Sivas Åžifaiye Medrese 8259.jpg, Åžifaiye Medrese during restoration
File:Sivas Åžifaiye Medrese 8274.jpg, Åžifaiye Medrese during restoration
File:Sivas Åžifaiye Medrese 8266.jpg, Åžifaiye Medrese during restoration
File:Sivas Åžifaiye Medrese 8254.jpg, Åžifaiye Medrese during restoration
File:Sivas Åžifaiye Medrese 8372.jpg, Åžifaiye Medrese during restoration
External links
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Buildings and structures in Sivas
Buildings and structures of the Sultanate of Rum
Madrasas in Turkey
Buildings and structures completed in 1217
Religious buildings and structures completed in the 1210s