Architecture / Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Karavezir Seyyid Mehmed Paşa Complex
Gülşehir, Nevşehir
A complex with a mosque, madrasa and fountain built by the Gülşehir-born grand vizier Karavezir Seyyid Mehmed Paşa to turn his native village of Arapsun into a town.
Its story
Karavezir Seyyid Mehmed Paşa was an Ottoman grand vizier born in Arapsun, the old name of Gülşehir. Following the example of his fellow townsman Damat İbrahim Paşa, who turned Muşkara into Nevşehir, he used the endowment he founded to turn his native village into a town and gave it the name Gülşehir. The complex at the center of this transformation consists of a mosque, a madrasa and a fountain; because of its lead-clad dome, the mosque is also popularly known as the Kurşunlu Mosque. The complex, in the historic core of Gülşehir, is an important example of 18th-century Ottoman provincial architecture.
Key facts
- Period
- Second half of the 18th century
- Founder
- Karavezir Seyyid Mehmed Paşa
- Admission
- Free
- Visit duration
- 30 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
38.74247, 34.61889
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gülşehir | https://kureansiklopedi.com/tr/detay/karavezir-mehmed-pasa | https://archives.saltresearch.org/handle/123456789/7619