The current Sultan's own sister, who was formerly Hassan Pasha and is now a widow, built, almost opposite her very palace, a strangely welcoming house, located next to the cemetery. Gut she built a tomb for her husband; vile rich mausoleum of the Sultana, sister of Selim II. But what surprised me was the dvf tombs, richly gilded and distinguished from all others by their extraordinary shine. Of course, he is the only one here in his family. I asked who was buried under them, and we said - two court jesters of the Mahmudov Court! The Sultan ordered the construction and gilding of these tombs.
I don’t remember if I talked about khans: this is a kind of inns built throughout the state for rest and shelter for travelers, merchants, caravans, etc. Khans for the most part were built by private people, according to the sense of justice and the spirit of the Mohammedan law, which orders the rest of the wanderer. They do not charge any fees to those who travel or stop. They are built the same everywhere. A spacious courtyard surrounded by stables, above which there are one, two, and even three floors of rooms for travelers; in the middle of the courtyard, and sometimes at the gate, a fountain, or a well of good water: this is what you will find in all khans. In Constantinople they are all made of stone, and are safe from fires because they are removed from. of any kind. The largest of them is located between the Haussmann Mosque and the Old Seraglio. In it, merchants, coming from all parts of the state, live and are content, for the most reasonable price, with all the supplies they need. I happened here, and then in Lesser Azsh, to eat many khans, and, unfortunately, I realized that these useful and, one might say, necessary establishments in countries where a traveler cannot find any comfort or peace of mind, are falling into complete disrepair everywhere. They, like everything in the Turkish Empire, from the time they were built, remain without supervision, repair or maintenance: they still stand until they fall apart and become completely destroyed.
“My dear comrade, Doctor Piiner, did not study anything in Constantinople except for the Jewish manuscripts, the Talmud and the study of Zhidovsky Kagan-Pashf for his library, suddenly, to my surprise, he wanted to see the Seven Tower Castle!\ He was returning to Rossno and preparing to leave. Although I had already examined Yedikul, but, Wanting to satisfy this curiosity, I went with him again. By the way, speaking about the Golden Gate, I only slightly touched upon the Seven Tower Castle, and I will take this opportunity to describe it in detail. In the city near the Sea of Marmora there was, in ancient times, a fortress, which the Greeks called Kiklov! knights, resumed it; but the enemy attacked the city from the Golden Gate and destroyed the Kiklowon that defended it. Emperor Toann Kantakouzin built the fortification again and boasted that he had made it impregnable; but his son-in-law Palaeologus took and again ruined Kiklovun; he regretted this when he saw the formidable Bayazet closer. Having taken Constantinople, they rebuilt this fortress, on the same site, and added several towers. The Greeks now call it Heptapyrgon (Seven Towers), and the Turks used to imprison the ambassadors of the enemy powers in it, and often ours remained there for a long time: Resident Levashev. Plenipotentiary Ministers breskov and Ya. I. Bulgakov. However, the day was treated with respect and kindness. Now, it seems, the barbaric custom of planting in Semibashenny has been abandoned forever. _ The view of Yedikul with its towers is amazingly beautiful from the Hellespont. During the myth, the dwarf towers on the sides of the ancient Golden Gate were repaired and finished.