Feridun Ahmed Bey Hamam
The Feridun Ahmed Bey Hamam[1] (Greek: Χαμάμ του Φεριντούν Αχμέτ Μπέη, Turkish: Feridun Ahmed Bey Hamam) is an Ottoman bath which dates from 1571/72 and is located to the north of the Mehmed I Mosque in the central square of Didymoteicho, in northern Greece.[2] Today it stands in poor condition.
Description[edit]
According to Dutch historian and Ottomanologist Machiel Kiel, on the facade of the hamam there used to be an inscription giving the year of construction as 1571/2, as it is mentioned in the account of the Ottoman traveller Evliya Çelebi.[2]
Feridun Ahmed Bey was a senior official as well as a man of letters. Feridun built these baths in Didymoteicho, as well as a mosque bearing his name, which was demolished at the beginning of the twentieth century. The hamam had two sections, one for men and one for women with a separate entrance for each. The entrance to the men's bath was from the square and had a grand entrance. The baths ceased to function at the beginning of the twentieth century.[1] Part of the building was demolished in the 1970s,[3] but today the monument is protected under the Ministerial Decision of the Ministry of Culture/ΑΡΧ/Β1/Φ37/67046/1492/17-11-1982 (Φ.Ε.Κ. 27/Β/27-1-1983).[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Αθανάσιος Ι. Γουρίδης (2008). Διδυμότειχο μία άγνωστη πρωτεύουσα. Δήμος Διδυμότειχου. pp. 108–109. ISBN 978-960-86488-1-4.
- ^ a b c Ελένη Κανετάκη (2004). Οθωμανικά Λουτρά στον Ελλαδικό Χώρο. Αθήνα: Τεχνικό Επιμελητήριο Ελλάδος. pp. 132. ISBN 960-8369-04-5.
- ^ Eleni Kanetaki (2005). "The still existing ottoman hamams in the Greek territory" (PDF). Middle East Technical University / Faculty of Architecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
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