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![Silver Note Writer [C: 5 W: 0 N: 51]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/n-n-s.gif) (355) | Caravanserais exist since the Seljuk Empire of the 11th century offered sanctuary and relief to weary travelers.
It is commonly constructed in the neighborhood, but not within the walls, of a town or village. It is quadrangular in form, with a dead wall outside; this wall has small windows high up, but in the lower parts merely a few narrow air-holes. Inside a cloister-like arcade, surrounded by cellular store-rooms, forms the ground floor, and a somewhat lighter arcade, giving access to little dwelling-rooms, runs round it above. Broad open flights of stone steps connect the storeys. The central court is open to the sky, and generally has in its centre a well with a fountain-basin beside it. A spacious gateway, high and wide enough to admit the passage of a loaded camel, forms the sole entrance, which is furnished with heavy doors, and is further guarded within by massive iron chains, drawn across at night. |
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Hello Cynthia,
This is called as SULTANHANI.. The architecture is typical as you see here. The only difference, in general, the sizes. There are hundreds of them here in Turkey especially the ones in the route of SILK ROAD.
Hope you like this too..:))
Regards
Bulent |
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