Süleymaniye Ottoman Primary School
Changes After Construction:
- The building is located among the Süleymaniye Library buildings along with the Evvel and Sani madrasas.
- In 1957, the building gained the function of a children’s library; this function ended in 1980.
- Today, the building is used as a book restoration workshop within the library unit.
- The building largely preserves its original plan layout and spatial arrangement; there are numerous interventions in detail.
- Iron joinery doors are located at the entrances; it is evaluated that the doors were wooden in their original state.
Prominent Features:
- The building is in a raised (fevkani) layout at the southwest corner of the Süleymaniye Complex.
- The building is made of cut stone and consists of two sections.
- The square-planned entrance space at the front is domed; its opening arrangement faces the west and north directions.
- The rectangular-planned enclosed space at the rear is covered with a vault and a dome.
- The building is located among the educational units of the Süleymaniye Complex.
