Repair Phases Of Suleymaniye Complex In Damascus

摘要

Suleymaniye Complex which was commissioned by Sultan Suleiman theMagnificent (1495–1566) on the pilgrimage route from Istanbul to Mecca,on the bank of the River Barada as the last stop before the desert is one ofthe monuments designed by Mimar Sinan in accordance with the principlesof the Ottoman classical period. “Takiyah Suleymaniye” was built between1554 and 1559 on the site that was once occupied by the palace outsidethe walls of Damascus commissioned by Memluk ruler Baibars in 1264. Itis composed of the Mosque, two Tabhanes (hospices), Caravanserais, theImaret (public soup kitchen), the Madrasa and the Arasta (bazaar) (Kuran,1986, 69; Necipo?lu, 2005, 222-30) (Figure 1).