Architecture / Hammam (Turkish bath)
Çukur Hamam (İshak Çelebi Hammam)
Şehzadeler, Manisa
A half-buried 14th-century hammam commissioned by the Saruhanoğulları Bey İshak Çelebi for the Ulu Mosque complex.
Safety warning
Its story
Çukur Hamam is part of the Ulu Mosque complex founded on the slope of Sandıkkale by the Saruhanoğulları Bey Muzafferüddin İshak Çelebi, and stands about 50 meters northeast of the mosque. Because the ground level changed over time, half of the building ended up below ground, which is where its popular name (Sunken Hammam) comes from. The small, asymmetrical building of rubble stone and brick has a four-iwan plan with corner private cells; in some parts Byzantine-period marble pieces were used as fill. Although the hammam has been restored twice in recent years, it has drawn attention for neglect and damage.
Key facts
- Plan
- Four-iwan, with corner private cells
- Period
- Saruhanoğulları, 14th century
- Status
- Partly ruined
- Founder
- İshak Çelebi
- Material
- Rubble stone and brick
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
38.60851, 27.43112
Reviews
No approved reviews yet. Reviews are written in the app after a visit.
Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/cukur-hamam--manisa | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131738702 | https://hurriyetdailynews.com/twice-restored-657-year-old-hammam-vandalized-181941