ALi Ruhi Fountain
This fountain was built by the Ottoman Governor of Cyprus, Ali Ruhi
Efendi in 1829, at the same time as he built the
Library of Mahmut II.
At the time, it was normal to build medresses alongside librarys, and
this fountain was built to provide drinking water for the long gone
Kucuk Medrese.
It fell into disuse, and was damaged in 1930 when the Selimiye square
was redesigned in the 1930s.
It was moved to its current location, about 100 yards north of the
Selimiye mosque in 19980.
The inscription inside the pointed arch is dedicated to the
builder.
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