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Description
Property Name: Rustem Pasha Caravanserai
Inventory No: 90-284-2
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2008-01-09
Country (State party): Turkey
Province: Edirne
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 41° 40′ 32.31″ N
26° 33′ 20.9″ E
Historic Period: Classic Ottoman (1453-1579)
Year of Construction: 16th century
Style: Classical Ottoman
Original Use: Caravanserai
Current Use: Hotel
Architect: Architect Sinan
Significance
The building is an example of the classical Ottoman development in Edirne, built by Architect Sinan. The restoration of the monument in 1972 had recieved the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 1980.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The building has been restored in 1972 and still is used as a hotel. The restoration work had won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 1980.
References
Kuran, Abdullah. Mimar Sinan, Hurriyet Vakfi Yayinlari, Istanbul, 1986.
Archnet website: http://www.archnet.org