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Amasya Bimarhane

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The hospital / medical school is from 1308 and has been restored. It is now in use as a cultural centre. As always with Selcuk buildings the carvings are fascinating.

On the picture: Close-up of the stone work ornaments of the monumental gate.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.


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Guest 15-Mar-2006 11:40
it is not that right to say that BIMARHANE was just a Kuran school. It has a Selcuk madrasah type but it was used as a hospital
Guest 15-Mar-2006 11:35
and it was the most ancient known mental hospital, where the patients were under medical treatment with water and music...
konur 25-Mar-2005 12:23
yes you are right about medrese but this building at the same time is a bimarhane, it means mantal hospital.