Isabey Hamam
The Isabey Hamam in Selçuk in western Turkey is a former bath house from the second half of the 14th century. The hamam is named after its builder, the Sultan Isa Bey I (1360-1390), son of Mehmet Bey, the founder of the Seljuk dynasty of the Aydınoğulları , which ruled Western Anatolia in the 14th and 15th centuries.
The hammam consists of a rectangular core with a central dome, the hot bath room, which was surrounded by other bath rooms. Adjoining rooms (e.g. a toilet) are connected to the north. The hot water storage tank and the firing room were in the south. The hamam could be entered from the north via a peristyle . There were shops in the east and a separate women's bathing area in the west.
The bath only stayed in operation for 60 to 80 years. It was used as a burial place as early as the middle of the 15th century.
Coordinates: 37 ° 57 ′ 4 ″ N , 27 ° 21 ′ 55.5 ″ E
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information taken from a notice board on site.