Historic building· Ortahisar, Trabzon
Vakıf Han
Vakıf Han is a historic building in Ortahisar, Trabzon; The Vakıf Han, or Gön Han, was built between 1781 and 1782 by Seyyid Hacı Abdullah, son of Hacı Yahya.
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- 41.0081°N · 39.7223°E
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The Vakıf Han, or Gön Han, was built between 1781 and 1782 by Seyyid Hacı Abdullah, son of Hacı Yahya. One of the three-story, open-courtyard examples of Ottoman urban han architecture, the building has a rectangular plan. The han's main entrance is on the south facade of the first floor. Around its open courtyard are arranged a portico and rooms, and there is an iwan on the north facade. On the upper floor of the han's southeast facade stands the Hacı Yahya Mosque, which is entered by a staircase from the south facade.
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