Turkish baths (hamams) are a great escape for all seasons - in winter when it is freezing outside. the promise of a nice long and warm shower/bath is just too good to pass up, in the spring, just as everything is blossoming, one feels the desire to get oneself cleansed of winter blues, summer is the time to enjoy the luxury of a bath that promises to invigorate, while in the autumn, one tends to be more reflective as the winter is coming, mother nature is winding down to prepare for the winter, one can enjoy a bath that gives one a sense of relaxation in a historical place of beauty and art to ponder about life.
Turkish baths, was composed of three main parts: the fitting location, coldness, warmth. Dressing area, listed on the front door after the high court by a wide strip of cedar and includes sections. Mostly in the middle of this section in a swimming pool and there is a coffee mne at the corner. With a small door of the dressing place, is inserted into a cold room. Coldness is a moderately heated section.
1-Acemoglu Hamamı: Tel: 0 212 519 09 09 Web: www.acemogluhamami.com
Acemoğlu Bath (aka Acemi Oglanlar) is one of the best examples of Ottoman architectural structures remaining from The 15th-17th Centuries in historical peninsula. As a part of Janissaries Guild Barracks located in Sehzadebasi area, the bath was built by the order of Fatih Sultan Mehmet; who conquered Constantinople and bringing an end to The Byzantine Empire at the age of 21. Altough the details are unknown, it is estimated that most probably the architecture is Mimar Sinan aka Sinan The Master Builder; who was the Chief Royal Architect of Ottoman Empire.
2-Süleymaniye Hamamı: Tel: 0 212 520 34 10 Web: www.suleymaniyehamami.com.tr
3-Galatasaray Hamam : Tel: 0 212 252 42 42 Web: www.galatasarayhamami.com
4-Cağaloğlu Hamamı: Tel: 0 212 522 24 24 Web: www.cagalogluhamami.com.tr
5-Aziziye Hamami: Built in 1860 for Sultan Abdulaziz, and still serves as a traditional double bath at Kadikoy, Istanbul. Website: www.aziziyehamam.com
6-Çemberlitaş Hamamı: Tel: 0 212 520 18 50 Web: www.cemberlitashamami.com.tr
7-Üsküdar Çinili Hamam: Address: Murat Reis Mahallesi, Çavuşdere Street, Üsküdar, you can take a taxi from Üsküdar and it would cost about 10 TL.
8-Ayasofya Hürrem Sultan Hamamı: Address: Cankurtaran Mahallesi, Bab-ı Hümayun Cad., No: 1 Sultanahmet - Istanbul Tel: 0 212 517 35 35 Web: www.ayasofyahurremsultanhamami.com
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