The Hagia Sophia Shadirvan (Turkish: şadırvan, Persian: شادروان, Arabic: شاذروان) is a water fountain in the western corner of the outer plaza of Hagia Sophia, used for ablution and general water supply before the installation of the running water system.
circa 532 CE
It was built in 1740 CE by Sultan Mahmut I over the site of a Byzantine Patriarchate, the fountain with its eight marble columns in the courtyard reflects the Ottoman classical art.
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