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20160118 Full Thesis for Submission Appendix A Ottoman Monumenets in Bulgaria Legend: Highlighted monuments are no longer extant. Monument name Type Year Location Notes built by Sultan Selim I, was on major road to Şeytan Köprü bridge 16th c Ardino the Aegean cemeteries Balchik built as a picturesque detail to the Queen's Queen Maria villa minaret minaret 1920s Balchik villa very modern looking, no dome, looks like a Mosque mosque Balchik house; probably post 1876 water dispensaries Balchik Turkish bath bathhouse 1735 Banya built by a Bulgarian Roman nearly destroyed but was restored and is a fortifications Belogradchik times, 1396 tourist attraction today bathhouse Berkovitsa bridge Borino built by Aguş Aga to serve as summer Agushev residence summer residence mid 19th c Chereshevo residence; small scale of the konak built in Mogilica bridge Debelets bridge Dolen two bridges in this Rhodope village-- one bridge Drangovo almost destroyed by treasure hunters, the other one was used until recently Kolyo Ficheto bridge bridge mid 19th c Dryanovo Ahmed Bey hamam bathhouse 1570s Dupnitsa Ahmed Bey bridge bridge 1570s Dupnitsa seven-arched stone bridge 161 Clock towet clock tower 1782 Dupnitsa Ahmed Bey kuttab elementary school 1570s Dupnitsa after 1878 turned into a prison until 1922; Ahmed Bey mosque mosque 1570s Dupnitsa archaeological museum in 1930s; art gallery now after 1878 turned into a prison until 1922; District House public building Dupnitsa archaeological museum in 1930s; art gallery now spread throughout the territories, each town water dispensaries Everywhere had several, many of which survive " lighthouse by 1866 Galata " bridge 1876 Goleshovo bridge Gorski Izvor bathhouse Gotse Delchev bad restoration, at one point housed a bar bathhouse Gotse Delchev demolished to make way for a school Hunchback bridge bridge 16th c Harmanli built by Siyavuş Paşa caravanseray Harmanli built together with the bridge destroyed in 1960s despite being declared cultural monument; made of solid marble Çifte hamam bathhouse 16th c Haskovo blocks, decorated with stone columns and arches; one of the oldest buildings of its kind in modern-day Bulgaria end of 18th- clock tower beg of 19th Haskovo pulled down in 1916 c first significant building the Ottomans built Eski Cami mosque 1394-5 Haskovo after the conquest of the Upper Thracian Valley recently renovated, repairs in 1831-2 Çarşı Mosque mosque Haskovo according to an inscription mosque Haskovo collapsed during the 1928 earthquake 162 mosque Haskovo demolished in the 1950s Ihtiman hamam bathhouse Ihtiman now an art gallery Mihaloğlu Mahmud Bey hamam 1380-95 Ihtiman now a picture gallery complex inn 1380-95 Ihtiman in front of the hamam, had a sophisticated Mehmet Paşa fountain water dispensary 1660 Ihtiman marble carved inscription one of oldest in Bulgaria, minaret added and turned into a mosque in 16th c; the zaviye 1380-95 Ihtiman inscription on side of the mosque has not survived Modern one doesn’t bear lighthouse by 1866 Kaliakra built by Compagnie des Phares resemblance to original bathhouse Kalofer 1762 or built in the market, has been renovated and clock tower Karlovo 1834 still stands han Karlovo now a hotel Kurshun Mosque madrasa madrasa 17-18th c Karlovo built by Karlızade Lala Ali Bey, was small Kurshun Mosque mosque 1485 Karlovo but elegant; town was founded around it, named after its lead roof pulled down in the 1960s to make way for a Red Mosque mosque 1654 Karlovo community center; was among the most remarkable buildings in the town plain, but only one that's still functioning; Yalı Mosque mosque Karlovo severely damaged in a fire in 2010 water dispensary Karlovo Old Bath bathhouse Kavarna now a maritime museum bathhouse Kırcali modernized konak mid 19th c Kırcali used to be a museum, now an art gallery mosque 1812 Kırcali bad restoration 163 school Kırcali modernized türbe Kırcali modernized local Muslim saint who followed Ibn Arabi's Bali Efendi tekke türbe 16th c Knyazhevo, Sofia teachings; multiple legends about his personality exist the church in the vicinity probably stands Bali Efendi tekke zaviye 16th c Knyazhevo, Sofia where the mosque used to stand bridge Koshnitsa town boasted manu baths, as there are bathhouse Kyustendil mineral springs there constructed on Roman termae, beg of 20th Çifte Banya bathhouse 1489 Kyustendil century replaced by a completely new building Alay Banya bathhouse Kyustendil similar fate to Çifte Banya used as bath house until 1992, now a cultural Dervish Banya bathhouse 1566 Kyustendil monument built by Kara Mehmet, later gifted to Sultan Mehmet Fatih Mosque mosque mid 15th c Kyustendil Mehmet II; deserted and in a state of decay today minaret was damaged in a 1904 earthquake and pulled down; today building is part of the history museum; Evliya Çelebi left his Ahmed Bey mosque mosque 1573 Kyustendil signature on one of the marble frames of the windows; it is one of only three such signatures of his ever recorded. contrary to popular belief, it's not Roman; Deli Hamam bathhouse Lovech awaits much-needed restoration bridge Madan bridge Mogilica impressive residence with a tower built by Agushev konaks konak 1825-1842 Mogilica Aguş Aga; biggest and best preserved residential building in Bulgaria; disputes 164 between owners and the state keep it closed Kız Ana tekke türbe Momino, Targovishte girl saint tekke Demir baba is the most venerated Alevi saint, Demir baba Tekke türbe near Isperih tekke was surrounded by a large, no-longer extant complex bridge near Nenkovo bathhouse Nesebar Kadin bridge bridge 1469-70 Nevestino, Kyustendil built by Ishak Paşa bathhouse Nevrokop almost demolished only one gate survives 19th c Shishman gate, fortifications Nikopol fort was damaged in wars against Russia in beg of 19th century and rebuilt only surviving ceravanseray, many many others existed in the network between the Novi Han karavanseray caravanseray 17th c Novi Han towns; actually only one of the walls survives; had fountains, wells, small mosque first half Ak Yazılı Baba imaret imaret Obrochishte, Balchik near the tekke 16th c Alevi shrine with a Christian counterpart, so first half both religions consider it sacred and come to Ak Yazılı Baba tekke türbe Obrochishte, Balchik 16th c get the saint's blessings; probably largest in the Balkans; heptagon-shaped bridge Pletena part of the Imaret complex, housed the Hünkar Hamam bathhouse 1444-5 Plovdiv Regional Assembly of Eastern Rumelia because of its excellent acoustics only remaining hamam in the town, built by Çifte Hamam bathhouse 1461-79 Plovdiv Ismail Bey; turned into a contemporary art center 165 had some of the most exquisite interior Trakia Bath bathhouse Plovdiv decorations in Bulgaria Bedesten bedesten Plovdiv near Muradiye Mosque, six-domed structure, bedesten 15th c Plovdiv demolished after WWII Şahib Paşa bridge bridge 15th c Plovdiv led to the road to Sofia one of oldest clock towers in Ottoman Empire; only Skopije (1573) and possibly late 16th - Sahat tepe clock tower clock tower Plovdiv one in Bitola are older; mechanism made by early 17th c Italians still works despite repair works at beginning of 19th c. han 1444-5 Plovdiv part of the Imaret complex two-storied inn, damaged in an earthquake in Kurshum Han han 15th c Plovdiv 1930s and demolished during WWII mausoleum 1444-5 Plovdiv part of the Imaret complex in Christian quarter, whirling dervishes Mevlevihane mevlevihane or cloiser mid 19th c Plovdiv appeared there; during Communist times it was turned into a posh restaurant Muradiye Mosque mosque 1425 Plovdiv restored after an earthquake in 1785 Part of a complex which included on the Imaret Mosque mosque 1444-5 Plovdiv biggest zaviyes in Bulgaria part of complex built by Ismail Bey, torn mosque 1461-79 Plovdiv down in 1914 in 1920s-30s it was empty and the minaret collapsed, after which it was turned into a Orta Mezar Mosque mosque Plovdiv private residence; returned to owners in 1989 after being confiscated by the Communist regine in 1944; currently a restaurant soup kitchen 1444-5 Plovdiv part of the Imaret complex part of complex built by Ismail Bey, torn türbe 1461-79 Plovdiv down in 1914 166 çifte hamam bathhouse 15th c Plovidv now a contemporary art gallery made entirely of timber and wooden joints, no nail used in it; legend links it to seven maidens who built it with their dowries Podkova mosque mosque Podkova overnight and then disappeared forever; minaret is bizzarely unique, made entirely of tin sheet metal clock tower 17th c Provadia fort was damaged in wars against Russia fortifications Provadia 1828-9 and rebuilt Yusuf Mosque mosque 1623 Provadia also knows as Tusun Mosque intact minaret, an elferlyspelling! Gypsy mosque 16th-17th c Provadia woman lives in the courtyard minaret half torn, windows bricked up, walls shake with each earthquake; Communist mosque 16th-17th c Provadia slogans in Bulgarian and Turkish feature prominently on the exterior walls bridge Raduntsi largest in Bulgaria, but was torn down 1970s Ibrahim Paşa hamam bathhouse 1530-6 Razgrad in order to make way for the town square brought lot sof trade into the town, was also meant to promote Sunni Islam; until recently bathhouse, caravanserai, the hamam existed as largest recorded Ibrahim Paşa Complex Razgrad imaret, religious school Ottoman bathhouse in Bulgaria, destroyed in 1970s when town center was being modernized original was torn downin early 17th c as vizier fell out of favor, new one erected there and finished by Mahmud Pasha, had a stone Ibrahim Paşa Mosque mosque 1616-7 Razgrad portico whose colums were pillaged in
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