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Creation Date
1967
Image ID
B41.008
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Sivas, Turkey
Description
008- A view of the Sifaiye Medrese, also known as the Izzedin Keykavus Darrusifasi. The Sifaiye was a hospital and a medical school founded by the Seljuk sultan in 1217, and is the largest extant Seljuk hospital. The tomb inside (visible in this image) is one of the few Seljuk Anatolian tombs extant. It is the form of a conical brick decagon with each face decorated with elaborate brick patterns using plain and glazed varieties. - SK
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Sivas, Turkey
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