Nişancı Mehmet Paşa Madrasa

Nişancı Mehmet Paşa Madrasa

Year Built
1563-1566
Commissioned By
Eğri Abdizade Mehmed Bey
Architect
Mimar Sinan
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. In historical photographs, the structure appears in a ruined condition, with traces of makeshift construction within the garden.

  2. Today, the structure is used as a foundation representative office.

Featured Highlights

  • 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.”

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