Bey Hamam
Bey Hamam is a bathing complex ( Hammām ) in Thessaloniki . It stands opposite the Panagia Chalkeon church at the intersection of Mitropolítou Gennadíou, Egnatíou and Aristotélous streets in the forum square and is now used as a cultural venue. It is considered to be the most important preserved hammam in Greece .
history
The bath was built a few years after Thessaloniki was taken by the Ottomans (1430) in 1444 under Sultan Murad II as the first and largest of three urban baths. The hammam was in operation until 1968 under the name Baths of Paradise . It was then rented by archaeologists for the purpose of museum use. After the earthquake in 1978, the Ministry of Culture acquired the building and carried out a careful restoration. Since then, the building has been used as an event location, for example for the Thessaloniki Biennále of Contemporary Art 2009.
investment
The bathroom consists of a men's and a women's bathroom, of which the men's bathroom is larger and more elaborately decorated. Both bathrooms are domed. The Bey room in the men's bath has a stalactite decor.
literature
- A. Zompou-Asimi: Το Bey Hamamı (Λουτρά Παράδεισος) της Θεσσαλονίκης , Η Θεσσαλονίκη 1 (1985), KI Th., Pp. 341-363.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ K. Kourkoutidou-Nikolaïdou / A. Tourta: Walks through Byzantine Thessaloniki. Athens 1997: Editions Kapon, p. 183. ISBN 960-7254-48-1
Coordinates: 40 ° 38 ′ 13 ″ N , 22 ° 56 ′ 38 ″ E