Şah Huban Hatun Sıbyan Mektebi

Historic building· Fatih, İstanbul

Şah Huban Hatun Sıbyan Mektebi

Şah Huban Hatun Sıbyan Mektebi is a historic building in Fatih, İstanbul; It was built for herself by Şah-ı Huban Hatun, one of the consorts of Sultan Murad III, who commissioned it from Mimar Sinan.

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It was built for herself by Şah-ı Huban Hatun, one of the consorts of Sultan Murad III, who commissioned it from Mimar Sinan. It is used today as a student dormitory. Constructed of cut stone, the single-storey, rectangular-plan school building consists of two rooms. The rooms are covered with domes. Except for the southern façade facing the courtyard, the windows surrounding the building on the outside are placed symmetrically.

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