Amasya adı nereden geliyor? Amasya adının, şehri ilk kurduğu ileri sürülen efsanevi kadın savaşçı, Amazon kraliçesi “Amasseia” dan aldığını ileri süren kaynaklara rastlanmaktadır. Diğer bir görüşe göre ise, Amasya ve çevresinde hakimiyetini ilân eden Hitit krallarından Amas Han, şehri “Amasit” adıyla kurmuştur. Bir başka görüşe göre ise Amasya adını Hititlere …
THE AMASYA MUSEUM The Amasya Museum was established in 1925 and in the beginning, has served in different buildings and halls. The Museum was moved into the present building and then it was rearranged and opened for service in 1980. In the Museum, you can see artifacts of 12 different …
The Castle was constructed in Hellenistic Period and restored several times in Roman, Byzantine and Seljuks Period. The castle includes dungeons and prison constructed by Bayezid II. You can view the entire city from the Castle. 70 m down from the Castle, there are ruins of tower and mosque and …
It was constructed in the name of Sultan Bayezid II, by his son Shahzadah Ahmet in 1485. It was built as a “kulliyeh”, composed of a mosque, madrasah, Imaret (aims house) shadirvan (fountain). Later, to the South-east corner of the mosque, it was added a tomb in the name of …
The Rock Tombs were used as prisons and places for punishment during turbulent periods of history. The largest of the tombs is the last one on the west end, where you can go up by galleries and stairs. This cave is 15 m in height, 8 m in width and …