Architecture / Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Çifte Minareli Medrese (Twin-Minaret Madrasa)
Merkez, Sivas
The magnificent facade with two brick-and-tile minarets surviving from the madrasa commissioned in 1271 by the Ilkhanid vizier Şemseddin Cüveynî.
Its story
According to the portal inscription, the Çifte Minareli Medrese was commissioned in 1271 by the Ilkhanid vizier Şemseddin Cüveynî. The madrasa's interior spaces collapsed over time; only the main facade facing east, with its decorated portal and two minarets of brick and tile, remains standing. Excavations that began in 1964 uncovered the building's foundation remains. The facade clearly shows the approach of the Seljuk and Ilkhanid periods of combining stone, brick and tile. Together with the Şifaiye Madrasa right opposite, it forms Sivas's iconic photo frame.
Key facts
- Built
- 1271
- Patron
- Şemseddin Cüveynî
- Admission
- Free (open area)
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
39.74833, 37.01410
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87ifte_Minareli_Medrese_%28Sivas%29 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87ifte_Minareli_Medrese%2C_Sivas | https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/sivas | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6032200