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Construction year: 1571-1572

The city it is located in: İstanbul

The borough it is located in: Eminönü

The neighbourhood it is located in: Kadırga

Address: Şehit Mehmet Paşa Street, Kadırga, Eminönü

How to reach the place: To reach this complex, get off the tram at Sultanahmet stop and follow the road from Atmeydanı in the direction of Kadırga. The complex is behind the Presidential Office of the Marmara University, 200 m away.

Monument type: Madrasa

The function today: Quran Course

The ownership: Directorate of Pious Foundations

The bibliography that link the building to Sinan: TE, TB, TM

Information about the monument: The madrasa was planned as a two story structure due to its sloping site. On the lower floor facing the street, we find shops, which are not in use today. The spaces defined by the portico have been enclosed with aluminum framing and glass, during the last decade, to serve as Koranic reading classroom spaces. Since the shops below the madrasa level are no longer in use, they are in a state of disrepair.

The other monuments of Sinan similar to this building: Hagia Sophia Minarets (two of the four), Haseki Hürrem Sultan (Ayasofya) Bath House, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha (Azapkapı) Mosque, Sultan Selim (II) Tomb, Şehzadeler Tomb, Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque (Kadırga), Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Dervish Lodge, Kapıağası (Mahmut Ağa) Mosque,

The other monuments similar to this building: Hippodrome (At Meydanı), Sultanahmet Mosque, Ayasofya Museum, III. Ahmet Fountain, Aya İrini, Topkapı Palace Museum, Archaeological Museum, Yerebatan Cistern, Million Stone, Gülhane Park, Royal Ottoman Mint (Darphane-i Amire)

Last Update: 24.10.2008

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