Mihrişah Valide Sultan Imaret and Social Complex

History and General Information / Local Legends and Folklore Sultan III. The social complex was built by Selim's mother, Mihrişah Valide Sultan, between 1792 and 1796; It consists of a soup kitchen, a mausoleum, a primary school and a magnificent Baroque public fountain. It is the most elegant monument of Eyüpsultan Square with its marble curves, acanthus leaves and gilded decorations of Ottoman Baroque architecture. The imaret of the social complex is one of the rare surviving foundation institutions in the world, which has been boiling cauldrons and distributing hot soup and bread to the poor, orphans and students every morning, without a single day's interruption, for more than 230 years since the founding decree. Geographical Structure, Altitude and Natural Features It is located at an altitude of 5 meters above sea level, on the coastal plain of the Golden Horn, immediately adjacent to the east of Eyüp Sultan Mosque. Centuries-old plane trees and roses rise in the large marble courtyard. Visiting Hours, Days and Entrance Fees