Ebubekir Paşa Ottoman Primary School

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Construction Year:

1723-1724

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered By:

Ebubekir Pasha

Architect:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • The 1867–68 accounting registers include a repair item concerning the school’s stairway gate and lectern.
  • The lower floor of the water tower structure is used as a shop.
  • The informational text on the building states that it was still in service about a century after its establishment.
Prominent Features:
  • The building is also known as the Ebubekir Agha Sıbyan Mektebi.
  • The building complex consists of the school-fountain pair, three fountains, a water tower, and a graveyard.
  • An inscription arranged in four lines and two columns is located above the door.
  • The fountain inscription gives the construction date as one year later than the school.
  • Ebubekir Pasha’s grave is located in the graveyard.