Haseki Hürrem Sultan Ottoman Primary School

Haseki Hürrem Sultan Ottoman Primary School

Year Built
1540
Commissioned By
Hürrem Sultan
Architect
Mimar Sinan
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. The complex was damaged by fires and earthquakes; it underwent numerous repairs at different dates.

  2. The complex most recently underwent restoration between 2010 and 2012.

  3. Since January 20, 1976, the complex buildings have been used as an education center; the school unit functions as a meeting hall.

Featured Highlights

  • The middle door of the three entrances to the complex from the street belongs to the school.

  • The school is located to the east of the madrasa; it consists of a square-plan room with a flat ceiling and a sofa of equal size surrounded by an arched portico.

  • One section is arranged as a closed/winter classroom, while the other is a semi-open/summer classroom.

  • The unit, accessed by a two-way staircase with four steps each, features a configuration of an open classroom and a closed classroom.

  • The facade facing the street is closed; it has two sets of upper and lower window openings.

  • The inscription area is blank; the exact date of construction is unknown.

  • There is a small burial ground next to the closed classroom; a significant portion of the gravestones belongs to the people who served in the complex and their families.

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