Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai | |
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Rüstem Paşa Kervansarayı | |
![]() A view of the courtyard of the caravanserai, which is used as a hotel today | |
General information | |
Type | Caravanserai |
Architectural style | Ottoman architecture |
Location | Edirne, Turkey |
Coordinates | 41°40′32″N 26°33′20″E / 41.67556°N 26.55556°E |
Completed | 1561 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Mimar Sinan |
Main contractor | Rüstem Pasha |
Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai ( Turkish: Rüstem Paşa Kervansarayı) is a caravanserai located in Edirne (formerly Adrianople in English), northwestern Turkey, commissioned by Ottoman statesman and grand vizier Rüstem Pasha and built by court architect Mimar Sinan in 1561. [1] The building is used today as a hotel with 110 rooms after two years of redevelopment. [2]
It`s two-storey rectangle construction with courtyard and hammam. In the front part, 21 shops are housed. In the courtyard used to be a well area and a mescite; He was destroyed during the siege by the Russians 1877/1878. The commercial courtyard was a marketing place for domestic silk moth for centuries, which were grown in the area of Edirne. The building was restored in 1972 and converted into a hotel.
Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai | |
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Rüstem Paşa Kervansarayı | |
![]() A view of the courtyard of the caravanserai, which is used as a hotel today | |
General information | |
Type | Caravanserai |
Architectural style | Ottoman architecture |
Location | Edirne, Turkey |
Coordinates | 41°40′32″N 26°33′20″E / 41.67556°N 26.55556°E |
Completed | 1561 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Mimar Sinan |
Main contractor | Rüstem Pasha |
Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai ( Turkish: Rüstem Paşa Kervansarayı) is a caravanserai located in Edirne (formerly Adrianople in English), northwestern Turkey, commissioned by Ottoman statesman and grand vizier Rüstem Pasha and built by court architect Mimar Sinan in 1561. [1] The building is used today as a hotel with 110 rooms after two years of redevelopment. [2]
It`s two-storey rectangle construction with courtyard and hammam. In the front part, 21 shops are housed. In the courtyard used to be a well area and a mescite; He was destroyed during the siege by the Russians 1877/1878. The commercial courtyard was a marketing place for domestic silk moth for centuries, which were grown in the area of Edirne. The building was restored in 1972 and converted into a hotel.