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.
References
^Akçil, N. Çiçek. "Rüstem Paşa Kervansarayı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslam Ansiklopedisi. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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