Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai (Edirne)
Caravanserai in Edirne, Turkey
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Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai (Turkish: Rüstem Paşa Kervansarayı) is a caravanserai located in Edirne (formerly Adrianople in English), northwestern Turkey, commissioned by Ottoman statesman and grand vizier Rüstem Pasha and built by court architect Mimar Sinan in 1561.[2] The building is used today as a hotel with 110 rooms, the interior having been remodelled in 2016–18.[3]
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| Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai | |
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Rüstem Paşa Kervansarayı | |
A view of the courtyard of the caravanserai, which is used as a hotel today | |
  Location within Marmara | |
General information | |
| Type | Caravanserai |
Architectural style | Ottoman architecture |
| Location | Edirne, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°40′32″N 26°33′20″E |
Completed | 1561 |
| Renovated | 1972 |
| Client | Rüstem Pasha |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Mimar Sinan |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect | Ertan Cakirlar |
| Awards | Aga Khan Award for Architecture[1] |
It is a two-storey rectangular construction with courtyard and hammam, housing 21 shops in the front part. In the courtyard there used to be a well area and a prayer room; these were destroyed during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). The commercial courtyard was for centuries a marketing place for domestic silk moths, which were raised in the area of Edirne.
The building was restored in 1972 and converted into a hotel. The restoration, led by architect Ertan Cakirlar, was among the first to receive the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.[1]