{"id":56223,"date":"2012-08-26T15:56:08","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T12:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/?p=56223"},"modified":"2023-07-26T12:07:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T09:07:44","slug":"istanbuls-top-hamam-experience-456-year-old-historical-hammam-re-opened-in-istanbul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2012\/08\/26\/istanbuls-top-hamam-experience-456-year-old-historical-hammam-re-opened-in-istanbul\/","title":{"rendered":"Istanbul\u2019s Top Hamam Experience: 456-Year-Old Historical Hammam Re-Opened in Istanbul"},"content":{"rendered":"

A majestic tribute to the art of bathing in the heart of Istanbul\u2019s historic Sultanahmet area, the Ayasofya Hurrem Sultan Hamam has hosted 15,000 visitors in its first year of operation. The hamam opened its doors last year after a three-year restoration and 455 years of history.<\/p>\n

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A majestic tribute to the art of bathing in the heart of Istanbul\u2019s historic Sultanahmet area, the Ayasofya Hurrem Sultan Hamam has hosted 15,000 visitors in its first year of operation. The hamam opened its doors last year after a three-year restoration (that cost approximately $10 million) and 455 years of history.<\/p>\n

None of Istanbul\u2019s many hamams are quite as magnificent as the Ayasofya Hurrem Sultan Hamam. Its historical location is incomparable and the bathing packages are the most luxurious in the city.<\/p>\n

It has steadily gained a place as one of the top attractions in Istanbul on Trip Advisor. One guest wrote: \u201cThis is a must do in Istanbul. Totally gorgeous, cool inside and plenty to photograph.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe architecture is incredible. Incredible marble fountains. Brilliant tasseled chandeliers. It was huge, immaculate,\u201d another guest remarked.<\/p>\n

The hamam languished for years after a checkered history including life as a prison, a storage facility and a carpet bazaar. It has been restored to its former glory with painstaking attention to the historical details.<\/p>\n

Located between two of Istanbul\u2019s most celebrated sites, the Hagia Sofia and the Blue Mosque, the hamam exudes a quiet confidence in its esteemed company.<\/p>\n

Sinan, the most renowned Ottoman architect, built the hamam in 1556 after Suleiman the Magnificent commissioned it for his beloved wife Hurrem Sultan.<\/p>\n

Known in Western history as Roxelana, Hurrem Sultan, was born in the Crown of Poland, today\u2019s Ukraine. She was captured as a slave by the Crimean Tatars at the age of 14 and later presented to the Ottoman court.<\/p>\n

Hurrem soon caught the eye of Suleiman and her strong influence on him is well known. She became one of the only women to have officially married a sultan.<\/p>\n

Hurrem was also the mother to five of Suleiman\u2019s children including his successor, Selim II.<\/p>\n

Historians believe many public buildings were commissioned in Hurrem\u2019s name as part of her prolific charity work. However, none has more connection to her legend than the hamam which was believed to be built for her in her last years so people could pray for her return to health.<\/p>\n

For more information:<\/p>\n

Simin Atayman<\/p>\n

ATAYMAN PR<\/p>\n

+90 530 284 9504<\/p>\n

simin(at)ataymanpr(dot)com<\/p>\n

via Istanbul\u2019s Top Hamam Experience: 456-Year-Old Historical Hammam Re-Opened in Istanbul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A majestic tribute to the art of bathing in the heart of Istanbul\u2019s historic Sultanahmet area, the Ayasofya Hurrem Sultan Hamam has hosted 15,000 visitors in its first year of operation. The hamam opened its doors last year after a three-year restoration and 455 years of history.   A majestic tribute to the art of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":56225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1094],"tags":[6647,4828],"class_list":["post-56223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism","tag-ayasofya-hurrem-sultan-hamam","tag-hamam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}