Süleymaniye Ottoman Primary School

Süleymaniye Ottoman Primary School

Year Built
1550-1557
Commissioned By
Suleiman the Magnificent
Architect
Mimar Sinan
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. The building is located among the Süleymaniye Library buildings along with the Evvel and Sani madrasas.

  2. In 1957, the building gained the function of a children's library; this function ended in 1980.

  3. Today, the building is used as a book restoration workshop within the library unit.

  4. The building largely preserves its original plan layout and spatial arrangement; there are numerous interventions in detail.

  5. Iron joinery doors are located at the entrances; it is evaluated that the doors were wooden in their original state.

Featured Highlights

  • The building is in a raised (fevkani) layout at the southwest corner of the Süleymaniye Complex.

  • The building is made of cut stone and consists of two sections.

  • The square-planned entrance space at the front is domed; its opening arrangement faces the west and north directions.

  • The rectangular-planned enclosed space at the rear is covered with a vault and a dome.

  • The building is located among the educational units of the Süleymaniye Complex.

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