Rustem Pasha caravanserai

The Rustem Pasha Caravanserai

The caravan hostel Rustem Pasha Caravanserai ( Turkish Rustem Pasa Kervansarayi ) in Edirne was of Rustem Pasha , the Grand Vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent , commissioned. It is therefore an Ottoman building .

The builder Sinan built this trading yard around 1554. It is an impressive, two-storey rectangular building with an inner courtyard and hammam . A total of 102 rooms are available on two floors. 21 shops are located in the front part. In the courtyard there used to be a fountain and a mescite ; it was destroyed during the siege by the Russians in 1877/1878. For centuries , the Handelshof was a marketing place for silkworm cocoons that were bred in the Edirne area.

The building was restored in 1972 and converted into a hotel.

Web links

• Renata Holod and Darl Rastorfer. Rustem Pasha Caravanserai. In Renata Holod and Darl Rastorfer (eds.): Architecture and Community. New York 1983.

Coordinates: 41 ° 40 ′ 32.4 "  N , 26 ° 33 ′ 19.9"  E