Cağaloğlu Hamam

The Cağaloğlu Hamam is a historic hamam (Turkish bathhouse) in Istanbul, Turkey. Finished in 1741,[1][2] it is one of the last major hamams to be built in Istanbul during the Ottoman period.[3] It was built in Eminönü, in Alemdar, on Hilal-i Ahmer street as a public hamam to raise revenue for the library of Sultan Mahmud I situated inside the Ayasofya.[1] It was begun by one of the head architects of that time, Suleyman Ağa, and finished by Abdullah Ağa.[3] The structure consists of a double hamam: a bathhouse for men and another for women.[1] The layout follows the long-established traditional form of hammams, though the architectural details and decoration are in the later Ottoman Baroque style of the 18th century.[2]

Main entrance of the Cağaloğlu Hamam

References
  1. Sumner-Boyd, Hilary; Freely, John (2010). Strolling Through Istanbul: The Classic Guide to the City (Revised ed.). Tauris Parke Paperbacks.
  2. Goodwin, Godfrey (1971). A History of Ottoman Architecture. Thames & Hudson. p. 378. ISBN 9780500340400.
  3. "HISTORY". Cagaloglu Hamami. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
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