CONSTRUCTION and ARCHITECTURE IN AZERBAIJAN

Summary

Along with other architectural monuments, the caravanserais built in the 16th century were of great importance in Anatolia region, which became an important crossing point of trade route from China to Europe. Those caravanserais reflecting different styles of Ottoman architecture were built on or near the main crossing point of the Great Silk Road. One can show such examples including Kurshunlu (Istanbul), Rustem Pasha caravanserai (Edirne), Sokullu Mehmet Pasha caravanserai (Luleburgaz), Chelebi Sultan Mehmet (Kutahya), Shahzade caravanserai (Manisa), Shepherd Mustafa Pasha caravanserai (Izmit), Sinan Pasha caravanserai from Sinjan (Afyon), Rustem Pasha caravanserai (Konya), Sultan Selim II caravanserai (Konya) and others. In the article the study carried out on the architectural features of several caravanserai samples gives information about the general features and architectur