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The Cultural Kaleidoscope Second meeting : Spain / Segovia Theme 1 : Art in Architecture. One Step to the Back. ... to the walls of the buildings. Köprülü Mehmet Pasha He was one of the viziers of Ottoman Empire. He had many buildings built in the region. The Stone Madrasah. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Cultural Kaleidoscope
Second meeting: Spain / Segovia Theme 1 : Art in Architecture
One Step to the Back...
...to the walls of the buildings
Köprülü Mehmet Pasha
He was one of the viziers of
Ottoman Empire. He had many
buildings built in the region.
The Stone Madrasah
It was built by Fazıl Ahmet Pasha between the years 1661–1662. It was built with Karacaviran stone which was a special stone material in the region.
Now, the Stone Madrasah is used as public library in our region.
Inside the building, there were rooms for the lecturers.
They are used for book storing now.
The Stone Madrasah
The Stone Madrasah
is under the
protection of
government now.
It belongs to the
state
and public.
It was used as a big bazaar which had a lot of stores for shopping.
The Bedesten
inside the Bedesten
outside the Bedesten
Taşkale Mosque (Stone Castle)
This building was built with demand of Sultan Ayşe who was Köprülü Mehmet Pasha’s wife in 1659.
It’s still used as a historical mosque for Muslims in the region.
Inside the mosque, there is a huge historical ceiling lamp.
“Taşhan” which means “stone house” is and old type hotel from the late years of 1400.
Thank you for
your patience
March, 2013 – Spain / Segovia
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