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The Old Hamam of Vushtrri (also known as the Gazi Ali Bey Hamam) is one of the oldest and most prominent monuments in 
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Vučitrn
Vushtrri ( sq-definite, Vushtrria) or Vučitrn ( sr-Cyrl, Вучитрн), is a city and municipality located in the Mitrovica District in northern Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Vushtrri has 26,964 inhabitants, while the muni ...
, Kosovo.
History
Gazi Ali Bey Hamam is located in the old city center of Vučitrn, and was built by Gazi Ali Bey at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries.Public bath
Public baths originated when most people in population centers did not have access to private bathing facilities. Though termed "public", they have often been restricted according to gender, religious affiliation, personal membership, and other cr ...
s were included for both sexes. The technically sophisticated building is an example of a "Tek" hamam
A hammam ( ar, حمّام, translit=ḥammām, tr, hamam) or Turkish bath is a type of steam bath or a place of public bathing associated with the Islamic world. It is a prominent feature in the culture of the Muslim world and was inherited f ...
, including a large lobby covered by a massive octagonal dome
A dome () is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a m ...
, a second room for heating and cleaning, and two alcoves paved with white marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or Dolomite (mineral), dolomite. Marble is typically not Foliation (geology), foliated (layered), although there are exceptions. In geology, the ...
for each gender to bathe. A ''kurna'' (stone bath) in each alcove was supplied by the central hot water tank. The women's alcove is similar in design to that in the Peć Hamam. Clearly, the structure was built in two stages: the original floor and the three lower domes, the first; followed by the outer entryway of volcanic tuff
Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption. Following ejection and deposition, the ash is lithified into a solid rock. Rock that contains greater than 75% ash is considered tuff, while rock cont ...
dating to the 17th century and spanning the entire perimeter of the building. Unused since the 1970s, the facility was renovated with a focus on its façade and cupola from August 2013 to May 2014.
See also
*Gazi Ali Beg Mosque
Gazi Ali Beg Mosque is a mosque located in the old core of the city of Vushtrri, 100m away from the Old Hammam, as part of the Gazi Ali Beg Complex. Build in the 15th century is one of the oldest cultural heritage monuments not only in the munici ...
* List of monuments in Vushtrri This is an incomplete list of monuments in Vushtrri municipality:
Cultural monuments
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References
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