Architecture / Historic street and neighborhood
Historic Houses of Odunpazarı
Odunpazarı, Eskişehir
Eskişehir's old town core with its Ottoman houses with bay windows and colorful facades and narrow streets; on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.
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Its story
Odunpazarı is Eskişehir's old residential area from the Ottoman period; it takes its name from the wood market (odun pazarı) once held here. The two- and three-story houses lining the sloping streets were built with a timber frame and mud-brick infill technique, and project over the street with the bay windows (cumba) on their upper floors. Most of the houses in the area have been restored by the municipality; many are used today as museums, galleries, workshops and cafés. The historic city center was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2012. The Kurşunlu Complex, the Alaaddin Mosque and many small museums are within walking distance in this fabric.
Key facts
- Period
- Mainly 19th-century Ottoman civil architecture
- UNESCO
- World Heritage Tentative List (2012)
- Admission
- Streets free; museums may charge separately
- Visit duration
- Half day
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Food route
- Hiking
Location
39.76511, 30.52422
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odunpazar%C4%B1_Evleri | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odunpazar%C4%B1 | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6078346