Architecture / Historic street and neighborhood
Mudurnu Historic Town Fabric
Mudurnu, Bolu
An Ottoman town that grew on the Silk Road, preserved with more than two hundred registered mansions, its bazaar and the Ahi prayer kept for centuries.
Its story
Mudurnu is an Ottoman town that grew through trade on the historic Silk Road and has largely preserved its urban fabric. Because of more than two hundred buildings of high architectural value, including 207 houses, 20 religious buildings, fountains and hamams, it was declared an urban protected site; the Armutçular and Keyvanlar mansions are prominent examples of civil architecture. Houses with wooden projecting upper floors line the stream and the slopes. Blacksmiths and coppersmiths still work in the bazaar; the Ahi prayer that the tradespeople say together every Friday is a tradition kept for centuries. Mudurnu is also known for its saray helvası (palace halva) and needle lace (iğne oyası). It is reported that Çandarlı Kara Halil Hayreddin Paşa, one of the first Ottoman viziers, was from Mudurnu.
Key facts
- Highlights
- Armutçular and Keyvanlar mansions, historic bazaar
- Protection
- Urban protected site
- Local products
- Saray helvası, needle lace
- Registered buildings
- More than 200 (including 207 houses)
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Food route
- Hiking
Location
40.46470, 31.21090
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudurnu | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudurnu | https://bolu.ktb.gov.tr/TR-356606/mudurnu-evleri.html | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q967446