Nişancı Mehmet Paşa Madrasa

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Construction Year:

1563-1566

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered By:

Eğri Abdizade Mehmed Bey

Architect:

Mimar Sinan

Changes After Construction:
  • In historical photographs, the structure appears in a ruined condition, with traces of makeshift construction within the garden.
  • Today, the structure is used as a foundation representative office.
Prominent Features:
  • It is an example of the independent madrasa type established without being attached to a complex.
  • The madrasa consists of 16 cells and 1 classroom.
  • It is recorded that the entrance was from the street on the west side and that the classroom mass projected forward in the layout.
  • The structure has a setting within the historic environment that can be read through the character of a “madrasa garden/courtyard.”