The Sille Museum

The Sille Museum, located on Government Street, is one of the historical public buildings in Sille that has survived to the present day. The two-story building, built in the 1930s, was used as the Sille Elementary School for a long time. It also served as a city hall for a period. In 1995-1996, the Sille Carpet Cooperative operated in the building. The building, built in the plan of a traditional Turkish house with a sloping roof, arches and bay windows, has the appearance of a large mansion. One of the most magnificent buildings in Sille, the museum is also one of the first brick-roofed buildings in Sille. In the middle of the first floor of the museum there is a sofa, rooms around the sofa, and on the second floor there is a fairly large space at the entrance and rooms around it. The structure, which has a small courtyard to the south, has three entrances: north, west and south. The entrance on that side is slightly higher than the others because the north side of Hacı Ali Ağa Street is higher. There is also a ground floor in the lower part of the building due to the difference in floor space. The west and south gates are accessed by a staircase with eight or nine steps. The entrance to the ground floor is located at the bottom of the stairs to the south.