The Bimarhane Medresesi was built by Amber Bin Abdullah for Idus Hatun the wife of the Mongolian Ilkhanid Sultan Oljaytu in 1309 as an asylum for the mentally ill. The display shown at the far end of the Medresesi's Dershane [classroom] might be a bit Disneyfied for some tastes, but we saw lots of parties of schoolchidren at places like this in Turkey and there is no doubt they engage the chilrdens' attention very well.
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