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Atatürk Congress & Ethnography Museum
Opposite the Kale Camii is the imposing Ottoman school building that hosted the Sivas Congress on 4 September 1919. Today it's the Atatürk Congress & Ethnography Museum. The entrance is around the back, opposite an army barracks, whose occupants are regularly marched in to pay their respects to history.
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Bürüciye Medresesi
Go through a monumental Seljuk gateway to get to the Bürüciye Medresesi. It was built to teach 'positive sciences' in 1271 by the Iranian businessman Muzaffer Bürücerdi, whose tiled tomb is inside. A tea garden currently occupies the courtyard, with regular exhibitions.
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Çifte Minare Medrese
Commissioned by the Mongol-İlkhanid vizier Şemsettin Güveyni after defeating the Seljuks at the battle of Kosedağ, the Çifte Minare Medrese has, as you might guess, a çifte (pair) of mighty minarets. In fact, that's about all it has, as the medrese behind the elaborate portal was destroyed when the Seljuks retook the city, and the facade has outlived even subsequent incarnations.
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Gök Medrese
From the Ulu Cami, turn right (south) onto Cumhuriyet Caddesi to make your way to the glorious Gök Medrese. This was built in 1271 at the behest of Sahip Ata, the grand vizier of Sultan Gıyasettin II Keyhüsrev, who funded the grand Sahip Ata mosque complex in Konya. The façade was decorated with exuberant with tiles, brickwork designs and carving, covering not just the usual inlaid portal but the walls as well. The blue tilework still visible on the twin minarets gave the school its name.
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Kale Camii
The Kale Camii is a squat Ottoman work constructed by Sultan Murat III's grand vizier Mahmut Paşa.
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Ulu Cami
The Ulu Cami is Sivas' oldest significant building. Built during the reign of the Danışmend leader Kubbettin Melik Şah, it's a large, low room with a forest of 50 columns. The super-fat leaning brick minaret was added in 1213. It's not as grand as the more imposing Seljuk buildings but has a certain old-Anatolian charm, slightly marred by modern additions.
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