Şah-i Huban Madrasa

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Construction Year:

1563-1564

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered By:

Şah Sultan (Daughter of Selim I)

Architect

Mimar Sinan

Changes After Construction:
  • Only the classroom section of the madrasa has survived to the present day.
  • For a period, the classroom section was used as a storage space in the Governor’s office garden.
Prominent Features:
  • 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.