İskenderpaşa Ottoman Primary School

İskenderpaşa Ottoman Primary School

Year Built
1513
Commissioned By
İskender Pasha
Architect
Unknown
Location
Fatih
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Changes After Construction

  1. The 1912 İshak Pasha Fire damaged the building.

  2. The General Directorate of Foundations restored the structure in 1975.

  3. The building currently serves as a Quran course.

Featured Highlights

  • The building is also known as the Iskender Mustafa Pasha School.

  • The structure has a square plan and consists of two domed spaces.

  • The southwest section features a wide-span iwan arrangement with a pointed arch.

  • On the cut-stone facades, the lower-row windows have rectangular jambs; the upper-row windows have tangent arches at the top.

  • The building is positioned across from the mosque as a combined school-tomb complex.

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