İskenderpaşa Ottoman Primary School

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Construction Year:

1513

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered By:

İskender Pasha

Architect:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • The 1912 İshak Pasha Fire damaged the building.
  • The General Directorate of Foundations restored the structure in 1975.
  • The building currently serves as a Quran course.
Prominent Features:
  • The building is also known as the Iskender Mustafa Pasha School.
  • The structure has a square plan and consists of two domed spaces.
  • The southwest section features a wide-span iwan arrangement with a pointed arch.
  • On the cut-stone facades, the lower-row windows have rectangular jambs; the upper-row windows have tangent arches at the top.
  • The building is positioned across from the mosque as a combined school-tomb complex.