Nuruosmaniye Madrasa
Changes After Construction:
- The spaces between the porticoes and some of the niches were enclosed with glazed frames during the period of use.
- Today, the madrasa and the adjoining imaret are used as a boarding Qur’an course.
- It has been stated that, during the restoration processes, the madrasa walls were raised in accordance with the approved projects.
Prominent Features:
- The madrasa and the imaret are positioned in the outer courtyard in the qibla direction; their inscriptions state that they were built in 1755.
- It has a square plan; around the porticoed courtyard, it consists of twelve student rooms of varying sizes and one classroom.
- The rooms are domed; the door is at the center of the north facade, and the classroom stands opposite the door.
- In the practice room, for which the teaching of calligraphy was stipulated in its endowment deed, the calligraphers Abdullah Zuhdi and Arif Efendi of Filibe practiced calligraphy for many years.
- The baroque style of the complex appears in a simpler form in the madrasa.
