Gazanfer Ağa Madrasa is located between Unkapanı and the Women’s Bazaar, next to the Bozdoğan
Gazanfer Ağa Madrasa is located between Unkapanı and the Women’s Bazaar, next to the Bozdoğan Aqueduct. It was built by architect Davut Ağa on the order of Gazanfer Ağa, the main custodian of Sultan Mehmed III in the 16th century. The complex, comprised a madrasa, a tomb, a fountain, and a graveyard that was added later. This group of buildings provides an early example of a complex that was designed with a basic architectural program, a popular approach in the 16th and 17th centuries. -- source link
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