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Cagaloglu Hamami is located in Cagaloglu, near the St. Sophia on the right Side of the Basilica Cistern Street. Sultan Mahmud I in 1741 to provide revenue for the St. Sophia Mosque built these baths.
 The architect is unknown. Cagaloglu Hamami is a double hammam with sections for both men and women. It was unique in its use of Baroque and Classic Ottoman architectural motifs and was the last of the great hammam to be built before Sultan Mustafa III forbade their construction due to the increasing needs for water and wood in Istanbul. Groups may rent the hammam.
If you haven`t been in a Turkish Bath before, you`ve missed one of life`s great experiences and never been clean. Cagaloglu Hamami was built by a sultan more than 300 years ago. The date of the construction and the name of the architect of the hammam are not known. It is said to have been built in the beginning of the 18th Century. It is also said that construction is one of Sinan`s works of art.
These double baths in which only the changing rooms have been changed since 1969-1971 now consist of two parts, one of women and the other for men in a 2834 square meter area. King Edward John VIII, Kaiser Wilhelm, Franz Liszt and Florance Nightingale have all been here for a royal experience. Besides many well known personalities such as King Fahd, Rockefeller, Tony Curtis, Richard Harrison came to Cagaloglu Hamami during their visit to Istanbul.
In this excellent three hundred year old Turkish bathing temple one hundred and thirty eight TV films have been shot. Six of them were productions for German TV. Seven of them were thematic films such as Indiana Jones and one of them is a commercial for Visa card. The world press has written about the wonderful architecture many times. Four times in the New York Times and three times in the pages of Geo. The press has much praised this bathing temple. There is Mikveh for ladies of Jewish society. |
