page_title: Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: The Damat İbrahim Paşa Complex in Şehzadebaşı, Vefa, was built on the order of Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Paşa in 1720 as a library and a high level madrasa. The building containing classrooms was later converted into a mosque and a minaret with a single balcony was added. The mosque, fountain, library and graveyard are located in a courtyard, which is enclosed by the rooms of the madrasa. The architecture of the complex hosts characteristics typical of the 18th century Tulip Era, including floral ornamentations and baroque details. SALT Research, Ali Saim Ülgen Archive Vefa’da, Şehzadebaşı Caddesi’nde yer alan Damat İbrahim Paşa Külliyesi, Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Paşa tarafından kütüphane ve darülhadis medresesi olarak 1720’de inşa ettirildi. Darülhadisin dershane olarak kullanılan binası daha sonra camiye çevrildi ve hâlen mevcut olan tek şerefeli minaresi eklendi. Külliyenin cami, sebil, kütüphane ve mezarlıktan oluşan binaları bir avlu içinde dizilidir. Medrese odaları avluyu U biçiminde çevreler. Külliye binaları, çiçek motifli süslemeleri ve barok detaylarıyla 18. yüzyıl Lale Devri mimarisinin tipik örneklerindendir. SALT Araştırma, Ali Saim Ülgen Arşivi
context_page_description: Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha served as Grand Vizier for Sultan Ahmed III of the Ottoman Empire during the Tulip period. He was also the head of a ruling family which had great influence in the court of Ahmed III. The epithet "Nevşehirli" is used to distinguish this Grand Vizier from another, Damat Ibrahim Pasha.
context_section_description: Ibrâhim Pasha left many charity works.  The most important of these are the mosque, madrasa, classroom, school, fountain, fountain, public bath, inn and double bath in Nevşehir, and the Dardanhadis Masjid, the fountain, the fountain, the library and the source of their income, built together with his wife Fatma Sultan in Şehzadebaşı. Masjid. 
  Apart from these, a mosque in Sâdâbâd, a mansion next to Beşiktaş Mevlevi in the Çırağan area in Beşiktaş, next to the Orta Mosque in Yeniodalar in Istanbul and in Sultanahmet and Yalıköy, in Kuruçeşme, and in Bahariye.  In addition, there were fountains, public fountain and pools around Mîrâhur Köşkü and Eyüp, in Şemsipaşa in Üsküdar, around Malatyalı Mosque in Üsküdar, near Çubuklu Mosque and Mesire Fountain in Feyzâbâd.  There were about ten fountains in Ürgüp and a bazaar known as the Egyptian Bazaar by the sea in Izmir.  There were also foundation vineyards and gardens in Antalya, Rumelia and Islands. 
  This complex of Nevşehirli Damad İbrâhim Pasha is an architectural work that must be carefully preserved and kept alive without losing its integrity, as well as the importance of the person who built it on the city's busiest main street. It is also one of the last structures of the classical period of Turkish art among small complexes. In addition, the plan arrangement of the complex consisting of a mosque, library, madrasah, fountain and bazaar is an extremely harmonious and successful example, with no other counterpart.
caption: Ibrahim Pasha Complex
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