Architecture / Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Şifaiye Madrasa (Darüşşifa of İzzeddin Keykavus I)
Merkez, Sivas
Anatolia's largest Seljuk hospital, commissioned as a darüşşifa in 1217 by Sultan İzzeddin Keykavus I, containing his own tomb.
Its story
The Şifaiye Madrasa was commissioned in 1217 by the Anatolian Seljuk Sultan İzzeddin Keykavus I as a hospital (darüşşifa) and was used as a madrasa in the Ottoman period. With an area of about 3400 square meters, it is the largest of the Seljuk hospitals in Türkiye. The south iwan of the four-iwan courtyard plan was converted into the sultan's own tomb; the tile decoration on the tomb's facade is one of the finest examples of Seljuk tile art. It is referred to as one of the oldest surviving hospital buildings in the world. Today its courtyard has handicraft shops and tea gardens.
Key facts
- Plan
- Four-iwan, open courtyard
- Built
- 1217
- Patron
- İzzeddin Keykavus I
- Admission
- Free
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Food route
Location
39.74837, 37.01491
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eifaiye_Medresesi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eifaiye_Medrese | https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/sivas | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8082521