Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai (Edirne)

For other buildings with the same name, see Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai (disambiguation).

Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai
Rüstem Paşa Kervansarayı
A view of the courtyard of the caravanserai, which is used as a hotel today
Location within Marmara
General information
Type	Caravanserai
Architectural style	Ottoman architecture
Location	Edirne, Turkey
Coordinates	41°40′32″N 26°33′20″E
Completed	1561 (1561)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Mimar Sinan
Main contractor	Rüstem Pasha

Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai (Turkish: Rüstem Paşa Kervansarayı) is a caravanserai located in Edirne (formerly Adrianople in English), northwestern Turkey, commissioned by Ottoman statesman and grand vizier Rüstem Pasha and built by court architect Mimar Sinan in 1561. The building is used today as a hotel with 110 rooms after two years of redevelopment.

It`s two-storey rectangle construction with courtyard and hammam. In the front part, 21 shops are housed. In the courtyard used to be a well area and a mescite; He was destroyed during the siege by the Russians 1877/1878. The commercial courtyard was a marketing place for domestic silk moth for centuries, which were grown in the area of Edirne. The building was restored in 1972 and converted into a hotel.