Architecture / Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Taş Mescit (Cemaleddin Ferruh Darülhadis)
Merkez, Çankırı
Taş Mescit, the surviving part of the hospital and hadith school complex commissioned by Atabey Cemaleddin Ferruh in the Seljuk period.
Its story
Cemaleddin Ferruh, atabey of Çankırı in the reign of the Anatolian Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I, commissioned a darüşşifa (hospital) in 1235 and, in 1242, a darülhadis (school of hadith) beside it. The rubble-stone hospital collapsed over time, while the darülhadis section, popularly called Taş Mescit, has survived. One of the elements that make the building special is the relief of two intertwined snakes on its facade; this figure is known today as the symbol of medicine. A second stone with a snake coiled around a cup is displayed in the Çankırı Museum. The hospital and Mevlevi lodge sections on the site have been rebuilt by the General Directorate of Foundations.
Key facts
- Period
- Anatolian Seljuk, 1235–1242
- Admission
- Free
- Getting there
- Central Çankırı, Taş Mescit neighborhood
- Visit duration
- 30 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
40.60103, 33.60319
Reviews
No approved reviews yet. Reviews are written in the app after a visit.
Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://cankiri.ktb.gov.tr/TR-70613/muzeler-ve-orenyerleri.html | https://goturkiye.com/cankiri/see | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=40.6010298&mlon=33.6031857#map=17/40.6010298/33.6031857