Bayezid II Complex, Edirne

A Complex Of 1488 With A Mosque, A Hospital For The Mentally Ill Treated With Music And Water, A Medical School And A Museum Of Health, Set In A Park Beside The River. A Rare Early Example Of A Medical Complex, Now An Excellent Health Museum · Edirne, Edirne

The Bayezid II Complex stands on the bank of the Tunca river on the northern edge of Edirne, a short walk from the old centre and about 2 km from the Selimiye Mosque. Sultan Bayezid II ordered it built between about 1484 and 1488, and it brought together a mosque, a hospital, a medical school, a kitchen for the poor and a bath in one group of domed buildings beside a green park (confirm dates). The hospital cared for the sick and for people with mental illness, and records and later accounts describe treatment with music and the sound of running water. Today the complex is a museum of health, with displays of medical history, rooms of life size figures and recorded sounds that recreate the therapy (confirm). The domed halls, the quiet courtyard and the river meadow around them make a gentle visit that suits families and anyone curious about the history of medicine. Confirm opening days and ticket prices before travelling.

Bayezid II Complex, a mosque, hospital and medical school on the Tunca River on the north side of Edirne, about 2 km from the Selimiye Mosque; coordinates approximate, Edirne, Edirne, Turkiye

The museum is normally open on most days of the week, roughly from 08:30 or 09:00 to 17:00 or 18:00 in the warm months, with shorter hours in winter and one closed day, commonly Monday, which should be checked (confirm). The ticket desk usually stops selling about 30 minutes before closing. The mosque beside the museum is open for prayer and visitors should avoid the five daily prayer times. The river park is open at all hours. Some rooms may close for conservation or on public holidays, and school groups can crowd weekday mornings in spring.

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