TSARSI HAMAM AT MYTILINI
Tsarsi Hamam (in Turkish "tsarsi" means "market") is
situated in the historical centre of Mytilini and constitutes part of the
neighboring Yeni Tzami complex. In the Turkish urban architecture, which
continues the Byzantine
urban habits, baths were the place used for the
reception of strangers in town and constituted part of both the religious and
social life of Islam.
The building dates in the late Turkish rule. It has a
linear order of its rooms, a feature that constitutes part of the general
typology of Turkish baths, where the visitor is gradually led from the cold to
the hot room. This typology is already known from ancient Greek and Roman baths.
Since the beginning of 2000 restoration works have commenced in the building
