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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: Süleymaniye İmareti Street, Süleymaniye, Eminönü

How to reach the place: The Caravanserai is part of the Süleymaniye Complex, located 200 m from the Vezneciler bus stop. You can also reach it with a 20 minute walk up the hill from Tahtakale.

Monument type: Caravanserai

The function today: Storage

The ownership: Directorate of Pious Foundations

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

Information about the monument: Sinan took advantage of the slope on the site and designed a hospice and a caravanserai with entrances on different streets. Using the available space under the Hospice (Darüşşifa) section, the lower floor was originally designed and used as the Caravanserai. The Caravanserai spaces are now used as storage and workshop areas, in a state of disrepair. They are now closed to visitors.

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 (Süleymaniye) Madrasa (Rabi), 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 (Dökmeciler) Bath House, Rüstem Paşa Mosque, Hüsrev Kethuda Darülkurra,

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

Last Update: 10.11.2015

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