Kuyucu Murat Paşa Ottoman Primary School

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Construction Year:

1610

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered By:

Kuyucu Murad Pasha

Architect:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • The primary school was destroyed in the 1894 earthquake.
  • The complex was partially ruined in the Uzunçarşı fire of July 23, 1911.
  • The ruined complex was restored between 1943 and 1950.
Prominent Features:
  • The building is a unit of the Kuyucu Murat Pasha Complex located on Vezneciler Street.
  • The complex consists of a madrasa, a classroom-masjid, a tomb, a sebil, a primary school, and shops.
  • There is no inscription on the building other than the verse inscription above the tomb door.