Architecture / Hammam (Turkish bath)
Babaeski (Fatih) Hammam
Babaeski, Kırklareli
The surviving men's section of a double hammam opposite the Fatih Mosque, thought to have been built in the 1560s in the time of Semiz Ali Paşa.
Its story
The Babaeski Hammam, or Fatih Hammam, is a building whose dating is debated because its inscription has been scraped off. According to a 1969 report by the General Directorate of Foundations, it was completed during Semiz Ali Paşa's grand vizierate, between 1560–1564, shortly before his mosque. Of the building, constructed as a double hammam, only the men's section has survived; traces of the walls of the women's section can be seen on its west facade. Repaired many times in the Ottoman and Republican periods, the hammam closed for business in 2014.
Key facts
- Period
- Ottoman, 1560s
- Status
- Closed; viewed from outside
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
41.42869, 27.09500
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babaeski_Hamam%C4%B1 | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127043375