Caravanserai

Büyük Han

We include the Great Inn to show the commercial and transport infrastructure of an Ottoman city.

Sixteenth century

The inner courtyard, arcades and rooms remind us that travellers and merchants needed lodging, storage and security.

With children, the caravanserai can be compared with a modern hotel and shopping centre: which functions are similar and which have disappeared?

At the site we focus on specific reference points: the caravanserai rooms, the small prayer room in the centre, the two entrances and the arcades.