Şah-i Huban Madrasa

Şah-i Huban Madrasa

Year Built
1563-1564
Commissioned By
Şah Sultan (Daughter of Selim I)
Architect
Mimar Sinan
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. Only the classroom section of the madrasa has survived to the present day.

  2. For a period, the classroom section was used as a storage space in the Governor’s office garden.

Featured Highlights

  • It is also known as the Şahıhüban Classroom.

  • The gate inscription gives the construction date as Hijri 971 (1563–1564).

  • As an Ottoman-period educational structure, it belongs to the group of women-endowed madrasas.

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