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Oruç Pasha Hamam
The Oruç Pasha Hamam (, from ), also known as the Bath of Whispers () or the Baths of Love is an Ottoman bath dating from around 1398-1399 near the banks of the Erythropotamos river, in Didymoteicho, northern Greece. Today it stands in a very poor state with plant life all over it, although restoration works are planned. History According to Dutch Ottomanologist historian Machiel Kiel, this hamam is among the oldest Ottoman hamams found within the borders of Greece, as it was built between 1398 and 1399, mere decades after Didymoteicho's conquest by Sultan Murad I in 1361. The hamam was open until the early twentieth century, and is now the oldest surviving Ottoman bathhouse in Europe. An agreement was signed on March 14, 2011, between Greece, Bulgaria and the European Union for the promotion of this monument as well as a corresponding bath in Svilengrad, in Bulgaria. Architecture The architecture type of the bath is very common among baths built in Greece, defined by a sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
20120603 Ottoman Baths Ourts Pasa Didymoteixo Panoramic
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Yeni Hamam
The Yeni Hamam (, meaning "new hamam" in Turkish) is a building dating to the Ottoman period in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was apparently built in the last quarter of the sixteenth century by Khusref Kenkhuda, a property owner in Thessaloniki who probably served as Kehaya (administrator) for the Vizier Sokolou Mehmet Pasha. It functioned as a double bathhouse with separate compartments for men and women, with the usual layout of rooms. Today it is located at the corner of today's Kassandros and Agios Nikolaos streets. History The building ceased to function as public baths following the annexation of Thessaloniki by the kingdom of Greece in 1912, unlike the other hamams in the city which remained open. In 1919 it became property of the Greek public, util 1937 when it was bought by a private person who used it as a warehouse. For many years, a winter cinema operated inside the hamam until the mid-80s, while a summer cinema also operated in its garden. There the organizaztion paral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
14th-century Architecture In Greece
The 14th century lasted from 1 January 1301 (represented by the Roman numerals MCCCI) to 31 December 1400 (MCD). It is estimated that the century witnessed the death of more than 45 million lives from political and natural disasters in both Europe and the Mongol Empire. West Africa experienced economic growth and prosperity. In Europe, the Black Death claimed 25 million lives wiping out one third of the European population while the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France fought in the protracted Hundred Years' War after the death of King Charles IV of France led to a claim to the French throne by King Edward III of England. This period is considered the height of chivalry and marks the beginning of strong separate identities for both England and France as well as the foundation of the Italian Renaissance and the Ottoman Empire. In Asia, Tamerlane (Timur), established the Timurid Empire, history's third largest empire to have been ever established by a single conqueror. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ottoman Architecture In Western Thrace
Ottoman may refer to: * Osman I, historically known in English as "Ottoman I", founder of the Ottoman Empire * Osman II, historically known in English as "Ottoman II" * Ottoman Empire 1299–1922 ** Ottoman dynasty, ruling family of the Ottoman Empire *** Osmanoğlu family, modern members of the family * Ottoman Caliphate 1517–1924 * Ottoman Turks, a Turkic ethnic group * Ottoman architecture * Ottoman bed, a type of storage bed * Ottoman (furniture), padded stool or footstool * Ottoman (textile), fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture See also * Ottoman Turkish (other) * Osman (other) * Usman (other) * Uthman (name), the male Arabic given name from which the name and word Ottoman is derived from * Otto Mann The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Buildings And Structures In Evros (regional Unit)
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Ottoman Baths In Greece
Ottoman may refer to: * Osman I, historically known in English as "Ottoman I", founder of the Ottoman Empire * Osman II, historically known in English as "Ottoman II" * Ottoman Empire 1299–1922 ** Ottoman dynasty, ruling family of the Ottoman Empire *** Osmanoğlu family, modern members of the family * Ottoman Caliphate 1517–1924 * Ottoman Turks, a Turkic ethnic group * Ottoman architecture * Ottoman bed, a type of storage bed * Ottoman (furniture), padded stool or footstool * Ottoman (textile), fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture See also * Ottoman Turkish (other) * Osman (other) * Usman (other) * Uthman (name) Uthman (), also spelled Othman, is a male Arabic name#Ism, Arabic given name with the literal meaning of a young bustard, Snake, serpent, or dragon. It is popular as a male given name among Muslims. It is also transliterated as Osman (name), Osma ..., the male Arabic given name from which the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Oruç Pasha Türbe
Aruj Barbarossa ( 1474 – 1518), known as Oruç Reis () to the Turks, was an Ottoman corsair who became Sultan of Algiers. The elder brother of the famous Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa, he was born on the Ottoman island of Midilli (Lesbos in present-day Greece) and died in battle against the Spanish at Tlemcen. He became known as Baba Aruj (''Father Aruj'') when he transported large numbers of Morisco, Muslim and Jewish refugees from Spain to North Africa; folk etymology in Europe transformed that name into ''Barbarossa'' (which means ''Redbeard'' in Italian). Background His father, Yakup Ağa, was an Ottoman official of Turkish or Albanian descent. Yakup Ağa took part in the Ottoman conquest of Lesbos (Midilli) from the Genoese in 1462, and as a reward, was granted the fief of the Bonova village in the island. He married a local Christian Greek woman (from Mytilene), named Katerina, who was the widow of an Eastern Orthodox priest.Die Seeaktivitäten der muslimische ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Evrenos Bey Han
The Evrenos Bey Han, also known as the Hana of Trajanopolis (; ) or just Hana is a caravanserai () in northern Greece, and one of the oldest Ottoman monuments in the Balkans. It was built in 1370–90 by Gazi Ahmet Evrenos and is located in the Trajanopolis Baths, just twelve kilometers to the northeast of Alexandroupolis. The monument is a long, rectangular building with external dimensions of . Description Traianoupoli, Trajanopolis was an important Roman city founded by the emperor Trajan ( AD) on the ancient Via Egnatia. Thermal springs could be found in the city, and thus a spa town was created. During Byzantine rule in the seventh and fourteenth centuries, Trajanopolis is mentioned to have been the metropolis of the ecclesiastical province of Rhodope (Roman province), Rhodope. The han functioned as an inn (due to the road station) near the Ottoman hamam (baths) complex, of which today ruins remain dating to the sixteenth century. Today, modern facilities for spa therapy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Feridun Ahmed Bey Hamam
The Feridun Ahmed Bey Hamam (, ) is an Ottoman bath which dates from 1571/72 and is located to the north of the Mehmed I Mosque in the central square of Didymoteicho, in northern Greece. Today it stands in poor condition. Description According to Dutch historian and Ottomanologist Machiel Kiel, on the facade of the hamam there used to be an inscription giving the year of construction as 1571/2, as it is mentioned in the account of the Ottoman traveller Evliya Çelebi. Feridun Ahmed Bey was a senior official as well as a man of letters. Feridun built these baths in Didymoteicho, as well as a mosque bearing his name, which was demolished at the beginning of the twentieth century. The hamam had two sections, one for men and one for women with a separate entrance for each. The entrance to the men's bath was from the square and had a grand entrance. The baths ceased to function at the beginning of the twentieth century. Part of the building was demolished in the 1970s, but today the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bey Hamam
Bey Hamam, alternatively known as the "Baths of Paradise", is a Turkish bathhouse located along Egnatia Street, Thessaloniki, Egnatia Street in Thessaloniki, east of Panagia Chalkeon. History Built in 1444 by sultan Murad II, it was the first Ottoman Empire, Ottoman bath in Thessaloniki and the most important one still standing throughout Greece. For this reason, it is a part of those few important vestiges of Culture of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman culture remaining in Thessaloniki and Greece in general. It is a double bath, with two separate parts for men and women. The male quarters are the most spacious and luxurious, but each one follows the same tripartite plan - a succession of three parts, the cold, tepid, and hot rooms. A large rectangular cistern flanks the baths to the east and guarantees their water supply. The baths for the men include a large octagonal cold room, with a gallery resting on columns, arcades surrounding their windows, and a painted cupola. It is followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yahudi Hamam
The Yahudi Hamam () is an Ottoman-era bath in Thessaloniki, Greece. Located at the intersection of Vasileos Irakleiou and Frangini streets, the bath dates to the 16th century. Its name means "Bath of the Jews", as the area was predominantly settled by Sephardi Jews Sephardic Jews, also known as Sephardi Jews or Sephardim, and rarely as Iberian Peninsular Jews, are a Jewish diaspora population associated with the historic Jewish communities of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and their descendant .... It was also named Pazar Hamam, due to its location in the central market-place of the city. References Buildings and structures completed in the 16th century Ottoman architecture in Thessaloniki Ottoman baths in Greece 16th-century architecture in Greece {{Greece-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sublime Porte
The Sublime Porte, also known as the Ottoman Porte or High Porte ( or ''Babıali''; ), was a synecdoche or metaphor used to refer collectively to the central government of the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul. It is particularly referred to the building which housed the office of the Grand Vizier, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of the Interior, and the Supreme Council of Judicial Ordinances. Today it houses the office of the Istanbul governerate. History The name has its origins in the old practice in which the ruler announced his official decisions and judgements at the gate of his palace. This was the practice in the Byzantine Empire and it was also adopted by Ottoman Turk sultans since Orhan I. The palace of the sultan, or the gate leading to it, therefore became known as the "High Gate". This name referred first to a palace in Bursa, Turkey. After the Ottomans had conquered Constantinople, now Istanbul, the gate now known as the Imperial Gate (), leading to the outerm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
