Çifte Minareli Medrese

Sivas, Türkiye

Çifte Minareli Medrese (Turkish: Çifte Minareli Medrese), literally "Double Minaret Madrasah", is a former medrese located in Sivas, Turkey. It was built in 1271/72 and was commissioned by Shams al-Din Juvayni (Şemseddin Cüveynî, died 1284) an Ilkhanid vizier. He left a dedicatory inscription on the

building: The construction of this blessed madrasa was ordered by the great statesman, the king of the viziers (ministers) of the world, Shams al-Dīn wa-l-Dunyā Muḥammad b. Muḥammad, the ṣāḥib dīwān, may God perpetuate his rule, in the year 670.

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Nearby

Kongre Müzesi musei · 0.2 km away
Sivas Mosque mosque · 0.3 km away
Gök Medrese mosque · 0.5 km away
massacro di Sivas attraction · 0.5 km away
Sourb Nshan of Sebastia monastery · 12 km away