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Construction year: 1550-1557

The city it is located in: İstanbul

The borough it is located in: Eminönü

The neighbourhood it is located in: Süleymaniye

Address: Mimar Sinan Avenue, Süleymaniye, Eminönü

How to reach the place: The Rabi Madrasa section is part of the Süleymaniye Complex which is located 200 m from the Vezneciler bus stop. It can also be reached with a 20 minute walk up the hill from Tahtakale.

Monument type: Madrasa

The function today: Not in use

The ownership: Directorate of Pious Foundations

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

Information about the monument: Salis and Rabi Madrasas are the two structures that form the boundary of the Complex towards the Golden Horn direction. These two madrasas have identical plans. Their names, “salis” and “rabi”, mean “third” and “fourth” in Arabic. Their slope towards the Golden Horn has created very pleasant inner courtyards, which are Sinan’s ingenious reinterpretation of the classical twin madrasa plan. Today, neither of these madrasas are in use and one is now undergoing restoration. The view of their façade is unfortunately obstructed by a number of unsightly buildings. Restoarion on the Rabi Madrasa was begun in 2005, to turn this building over to TÜBA - Turkish Academy of Sciences.

The other monuments of Sinan similar to this building: Haseki Hürrem Sultan Tomb, Sultan Süleyman (Süleymaniye) Mosque, Sultan Süleyman Tomb, Sultan Süleyman (Süleymaniye) Madrasa (Evvel), Sultan Süleyman (Süleymaniye) Madrasa (Sani), Sultan Süleyman (Süleymaniye) Madrasa (Salis), Sultan Süleyman (Abu's Suud Efendi) Hadith College, Sultan Süleyman Medical School, Sultan Süleyman (Süleymaniye) Darülkurra, Sultan Süleyman Elementary School, Sultan Süleyman Medical School, Sultan Süleyman (Süleymaniye) Hospice, Sultan Süleyman (Süleymaniye) Caravanserai, Sultan Süleyman (Dökmeciler) Bath House, Rüstem Paşa Mosque, Hüsrev Kethuda Darülkurra,

The other monuments similar to this building: Beyazıt Mosque, Vefa Kilise Mosque, Kalenderhane Mosque, Mimar Sinan Tomb

Last Update: 10.11.2015

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