Library of Sultan Mahmut II
Library of Sultan Mahmut II
- Address
- Selimiye Meydanı Old City
- Hours
- 09:00-14:00 Jun-mid-Sep, 09:00-13:00 & 14:00-16:45 mid-Sep-May
Lonely Planet review for Library of Sultan Mahmut II
The Library of Sultan Mahmut II is housed in an octagonal building erected in 1829. It contains some 1700 books, and the interior is decorated with a calligraphic frieze in blue and gold. Some of the books are up to 700 years old and the more valuable tomes are displayed in special cases. The books were on loan to the National Archive Library of Cyprus during the time of research.
The same ticket also gives you access to the Bedesten and the Lapidary Museum.
