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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 Yokuşu 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: Dervish Lodge

The function today: Dining Hall

The ownership: Foundations

The bibliography that link the building to Sinan: TM

Information about the monument: Part of the Sokullu mehmet Pasha Kadırga Complex, this is one of the few Dervish Lodges built by Sinan. The interior courtyard has been recently covered over with a metal structure. Today, it serves as the dining hall for the madrasa of the Complex, which is currently used as a Koranic school.

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 Madrasa (Kadırga), Kapıağası (Mahmut Ağa) Mosque,

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

Last Update: 10.11.2015

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