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Kadı Menteş Mansion ((トルコ語:Kadı Menteş Konağı)) is a mansion in the Selimiye quarter of North Nicosia. It is located at the intersection of the Selimiye Square and the İdadi Street, and is currently as the headquarters of the Turkish Cypriot Union of Municipalities. == History == The earliest parts of the building were built in 1329, during the Lusignan rule of the island, as the Latin Archbishopric Palace of Cyprus. This building initially had a rectangular plan, as opposed to the L-shaped structure of the contemporary mansion. The 30th Latin Archbishop of Cyprus, Orsini Aldobrandini of Rome, rebuilt the building between 1502 and 1524 and the building was kept for the same purpose during the Venetian rule in the island.〔 After the capture of Cyprus by the Ottoman Empire, the building was designated as the place of residence of the qadi of Cyprus. For this purpose, the upper floor of the building was built in the Ottoman architectural style. The building was used for this purpose for centuries, but was restored between 1819 and 1821 and became the place of residence of the governor. It became known as the "Küçük Mehmet Building" due to the fact that this change occurred during the administration of the governor Küçük Mehmed Pasha.〔 During the Ottoman period, the large and spacious yard of the building was confiscated and used as the site of several educational institutions: the Great Madrasah (destroyed in 1932), Small Madrasah (only its fountain survives), Library of Mahmud II. In 1897, an "idadi" (middle school) was built, which was later enlarged to also contain a "sultani" (high school), but converted into the Ayasofya Primary School after the Turkish educational reform in 1924 abolished religious education. Today, this building is used by the Folk Arts Foundation. In 1901, another "idadi" was built in the territory, later used as the Bayraktar Middle School until 1960 and today used by the Department of Antiquities.〔 It was later used as a building of the Nicosia Municipality and provided housing for civil servants. In 1979, the inhabitants were evicted and the mansion renovated, and granted to the Turkish Cypriot Union of Municipalities in November 1985.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kadı Menteş Mansion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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