"Hamam of Gazi Mehmet Pasha
The Gazi Mehmet Pasha's Hammam is located in the center of the city near the Kukli-Mehmed Bey Mosque and the Emin Pasha Mosque.
It was built in 1563-74, by Gazi Mehmet Pasha, Sanxhakbey of Shkodra in 1573-4. On the main gate, there is a plaque with an inscription (1833) indicating the date of the restoration of the Hammam by the brothers Tahir and Mehmed Pasha Rotulli.
The Hammam is part of the architectural complex established by Gazi Mehmet Pasha, which includes the Bajrakli Mosque, the high school (medrese), the elementary school (mekteb), the library, and the mausoleum (türbe).
The Hammam is of the "Chifte Amam" type, which means it was used by both genders simultaneously. It is constructed with various types of stones. The men's Hammam section is slightly larger than the women's section.
The Hammam has all the spaces that hammams of this type have, so it consists of the entrance part (the part for waiting as well as for drinking), the wardrobe part, the central part where washing, sweating, and recreation took place, as well as the part of the boiler located in the southern part of the object.
The Hammam is constructed from various stones in combination with bricks. The walls are about 90cm thick, plastered on the inside. The tower of the building has two domes built on drums, in the cold part (reception) and nine small domes that are above the warm part of the Hammam. The part of the wardrobe and boiler room is covered with a vault. The cover is tiled in the cold part, while lead plates in the other"
OSM snapshot date: 2026-02-16T20:35:12Z
POI name: Gazi Mehmed Pasa Hamami
POI types: building amenity-place_of_worship-muslim
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