Architecture / Madrasa and külliye (complex)
Hüsrev Paşa Mosque and Complex
İpekyolu, Van
A restored Ottoman complex in Old Van City, commissioned in 1567-68 by Hüsrev Paşa, Beylerbeyi of Van, and attributed to Mimar Sinan.
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Its story
The complex, commissioned in 1567-68 by Köse Hüsrev Paşa, Beylerbeyi of Van and one of the viziers of Suleiman the Magnificent, is counted among the works of Mimar Sinan. It was a large group of buildings consisting of a mosque, madrasa, kümbet, han, double hamam, imaret (soup kitchen), primary school and fountain. The inner walls of the square-plan, single-domed mosque are covered with tiles up to a certain height; on the arches, squinches and mihrab, painted (kalem işi) decoration from later periods can be seen. Its minaret of two-colored cut stone is at the northwest corner. The mosque, madrasa, imaret, kümbet and şadırvan were repaired between 2007 and 2013 and are used today for religious and cultural events. It is one of the rare buildings still standing in the middle of the ruined Old Van City.
Key facts
- Period
- 1567-68 (Ottoman)
- Admission
- Free
- Getting there
- Old Van City, south of Van Castle
- Visit duration
- 30 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
Location
38.49816, 43.33870
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://van.ktb.gov.tr/TR-437571/husrev-pasa-camii-ve-kulliyesi.html | https://van.ktb.gov.tr/TR-437243/ipekyolu.html | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29168962 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/135585323