According to achieve documents, the hammam, made up of the sections including an undressing room, lukewarm room, hot room and furnace, is a foundation work, built by Bitlis Banner Lord Sinan Bey between 1534 and 1540. In the new documents reached in the Ottoman archives, the Land Registry Book of 1540 and other archive records, the bath was built to obtain income for the masjid built by Sinan Bey in the castle. The annual income of Sinan Bey Masjid was recorded as 4900 coins. It is written that of these 4900 coins, 3600 coins were obtained from the bath in the castle, and 580 coins were obtained from the two cellars near the bath and the school.
Two corners of the hammam are with private rooms in accordance with the hot room, and they reflect characteristics of the classical Turkish Hammam architecture. There are no ornamental elements in the structure where stone is used on the walls, dome and brick materials are used in the transitions to the dome. Hot room, lavatory and private rooms are covered with the dome, and the other spaces are covered with vault. Merely main outer walls and door opening of the undressing room has reached today, and the inner side is enlightened with the elephant’s eyes on the dome and vaults, which constitute the covering units of the actual hammam part. It is aimed to provide information about relievo studies indicating the year of construction and constructor of the hammam in the light of documents.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Erdem |
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Publication Date | June 21, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Issue: 80 |
ERDEM Dergisi TR Dizin, MLA International Bibliography, EBSCOhost, SOBIAD, ASI (Advanced Science Index) İSAM, DAVET, AYK Dergi Dizini ve Academindex tarafından dizinlenmektedir.
ERDEM Journal is indexed by TR Dizin, MLA International Bibliography, EBSCOhost, SOBIAD, ASI (Advanced Science Index) ISAM, DAVET, AYK Journal Index and Academindex.