Yusuf Ağa Ottoman Primary School

Yusuf Ağa Ottoman Primary School

Year Built
1773
Commissioned By
Hamamizade Yusuf Efendi
Architect
Mehmed Tahir Agha
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. The sebil section under the building was converted into a room.

  2. There is a wooden additional space located to the northeast of the building.

  3. The rule joints on the facade have been painted over.

  4. The graveyard of the building was removed in 1957.

  5. The exterior paint color, as observed in old photographs, has changed over time.

Featured Highlights

  • The building is also known as the Tersane Emini Yusuf Ağa Sıbyan Mektebi (Primary School).

  • It is also referred to as "Madrasat al-Khattatin" in sources.

  • The building is a two-story masonry structure.

  • The classroom on the upper floor is square in plan and covered with a trough vault.

  • The building is among the examples situated within the historical fabric around the Bab-ı Ali.

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