Büyük Ağa Madrasa
Büyük Ağa Medresesi
An octagonal madrasa completed in 1488, a rare form in Ottoman architecture. It is still used as a Quran school.
The Büyük Ağa Madrasa was built in 1488 by Hüseyin Ağa, chief eunuch of Bayezid II. Its rare octagonal plan surrounds a central courtyard with student rooms, and its red-and-white stone arches are very photogenic. It is still a Quran school, so visitors can usually only view it from the doorway and outside the courtyard, and should keep quiet. It is in the eastern part of the old town on the north bank. You can walk there along the river and see the old riverside houses on the way.
Opening hours
Exterior visible all day
Nearby sights
- Amasya Darüşşifa
- Yalıboyu Houses
- Tombs of the Pontic Kings
- Amasya Castle (Harşena Castle)
- Hazeranlar Mansion
- Burmalı Minare Mosque
- Sultan Bayezid II Mosque Complex
- Amasya Archaeology Museum