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Bayezid II Complex
(مجمَّع بايزيد الثاني)

Title	Bayezid II Complex
Title Original	مجمَّع بايزيد الثاني
Author	There are many opinions regarding the identity of architecture. Some researchers believe that the complex was built by the engineer Khair al-Din, while others believe that the engineer Yaqub Shah bin Sultan Shah was the one who built it. As for the calligrapher, he is Sheikh Hamdallah.
Author Original	هناك آراء عديدة تتعلق بهوية المعمار يرى بعض الباحثين أن المجمَّع بني على يد المهندس خير الدين، ويرى آخرون أن المهندس يعقوب شاه بن سلطان شاه هو من بناه أما الخطاط فهو الشيخ حمد الله
Publication Date:	893/ 1488
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Record ID	monument;ISL;tr;Mon01;22;ar
Library Location	Edirne, Türkiye
Date	893/ 1488
Notes	The Bayezid II complex is considered a college-style complex, as it includes a large group of buildings with a mosque in the middle. The complex is located on the northern shore of the Tunca River, and occupies an area of about 22,000 square meters, surrounded by walls. The complex consists of a mosque, two small guesthouses adjacent to it, a school, a hospital, a soup kitchen, food warehouses, a double bathhouse (outside the courtyard walls), and a bridge. The bathhouse, located on the western side of the complex, has not survived. Something. As for the bridge located on the Tonka River, which was built to connect the college to the city, it has pointed arches that extend over a long distance. The school and the hospital are located on the western side of the central courtyard, which is entered through a gate in the northern wall of the outer courtyard. The poor restaurant is located on the eastern side, while the mosque is on the southern side. On the eastern side of the courtyard gate there is a water fountain named Sinanaga. The two small houses are located on the eastern and western sides of the mosque, which has a single central dome and the shape of The cube. Each of the two courtyards includes four iwans and nine rooms. As for the rectangular courtyard located to the north of the prayer hall, it is entered through three gates in its northern, eastern and western walls. The courtyard is surrounded on its four sides by domed porticoes, and in its middle is a marble water fountain. The portico, designated for latecomers, has seven bays and extends along the facade of the mosque. It is decorated with stalactites and is higher than The other corridors. The two minarets of the building protrude from the outer corners of the guest houses. They are fluted, 38 m high and 3.25 m in diameter, and each has a balcony. The dome that covers the square prayer hall has a diameter of about 20.55 m, and rests on spherical triangles. The mihrab, the pulpit and the Sultan’s cabin are made of marble. The geometric decoration of the pulpit and platform draws attention. The wooden shutters For doors, cabinets and windows with rich decorations; In addition to the geometric and floral decoration, the ornamental works include various inscriptions. The one-story school occupies a rectangular area. It includes an open courtyard surrounded on its four sides by arcades, and in the middle is a destroyed water fountain. The entrance is located in the middle of the eastern side. The northern, southern, and western wings contain 18 student halls in the back section of the arcades; These halls, in addition to the hall rooms, are all domed. The classroom is a square-shaped room with an area of 7.36 x 7.37 m, located in the middle of the eastern side, and covered by a large dome. There is a library built in the form of a balcony on a semi-level floor (mezzanine) at the eastern wall of the classroom. The hospital is located on the eastern side of the mosque and consists of a main building and two courtyards. The main building takes the shape of a hexagon, and consists of a central space. It is domed and includes six domed iwans open to the building, and separated by domed rooms as well. The southern iwan is deeper and extends outward. The restaurant for the poor, located to the east of the mosque, consists of a kitchen, an oven, a dining room, a cupboard for storing tools, a warehouse, and stables. It was built in two groups of facilities. Today the hospital and school are taken over by the University of Thrace, which are open to visitors as a health museum and a fine arts museum.
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Bayezid II Complex

(مجمَّع بايزيد الثاني)

Author There are many opinions regarding the identity of architecture. Some researchers believe that the complex was built by the engineer Khair al-Din, while others believe that the engineer Yaqub Shah bin Sultan Shah was the one who built it. As for the calligrapher, he is Sheikh Hamdallah.

Author Original هناك آراء عديدة تتعلق بهوية المعمار يرى بعض الباحثين أن المجمَّع بني على يد المهندس خير الدين، ويرى آخرون أن المهندس يعقوب شاه بن سلطان شاه هو من بناه أما الخطاط فهو الشيخ حمد الله

Publication Date 893/ 1488

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Record ID monument;ISL;tr;Mon01;22;ar

Library Location Edirne, Türkiye

Date 893/ 1488

Notes The Bayezid II complex is considered a college-style complex, as it includes a large group of buildings with a mosque in the middle. The complex is located on the northern shore of the Tunca River, and occupies an area of about 22,000 square meters, surrounded by walls. The complex consists of a mosque, two small guesthouses adjacent to it, a school, a hospital, a soup kitchen, food warehouses, a double bathhouse (outside the courtyard walls), and a bridge. The bathhouse, located on the western side of the complex, has not survived. Something. As for the bridge located on the Tonka River, which was built to connect the college to the city, it has pointed arches that extend over a long distance. The school and the hospital are located on the western side of the central courtyard, which is entered through a gate in the northern wall of the outer courtyard. The poor restaurant is located on the eastern side, while the mosque is on the southern side. On the eastern side of the courtyard gate there is a water fountain named Sinanaga. The two small houses are located on the eastern and western sides of the mosque, which has a single central dome and the shape of The cube. Each of the two courtyards includes four iwans and nine rooms. As for the rectangular courtyard located to the north of the prayer hall, it is entered through three gates in its northern, eastern and western walls. The courtyard is surrounded on its four sides by domed porticoes, and in its middle is a marble water fountain. The portico, designated for latecomers, has seven bays and extends along the facade of the mosque. It is decorated with stalactites and is higher than The other corridors. The two minarets of the building protrude from the outer corners of the guest houses. They are fluted, 38 m high and 3.25 m in diameter, and each has a balcony. The dome that covers the square prayer hall has a diameter of about 20.55 m, and rests on spherical triangles. The mihrab, the pulpit and the Sultan’s cabin are made of marble. The geometric decoration of the pulpit and platform draws attention. The wooden shutters For doors, cabinets and windows with rich decorations; In addition to the geometric and floral decoration, the ornamental works include various inscriptions. The one-story school occupies a rectangular area. It includes an open courtyard surrounded on its four sides by arcades, and in the middle is a destroyed water fountain. The entrance is located in the middle of the eastern side. The northern, southern, and western wings contain 18 student halls in the back section of the arcades; These halls, in addition to the hall rooms, are all domed. The classroom is a square-shaped room with an area of 7.36 x 7.37 m, located in the middle of the eastern side, and covered by a large dome. There is a library built in the form of a balcony on a semi-level floor (mezzanine) at the eastern wall of the classroom. The hospital is located on the eastern side of the mosque and consists of a main building and two courtyards. The main building takes the shape of a hexagon, and consists of a central space. It is domed and includes six domed iwans open to the building, and separated by domed rooms as well. The southern iwan is deeper and extends outward. The restaurant for the poor, located to the east of the mosque, consists of a kitchen, an oven, a dining room, a cupboard for storing tools, a warehouse, and stables. It was built in two groups of facilities. Today the hospital and school are taken over by the University of Thrace, which are open to visitors as a health museum and a fine arts museum.

Sample Text "Bayezid II Complex" in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;tr;Mon01;22;ar