Arap Fountain (Arap Masjid Fountain, Arap Baba Fountain)
| Name of the Structure | Arap Fountain (Arap Masjid Fountain, Arap Baba Fountain) |
| Category | Fountain |
| Period | Ottoman |
| Current Condition | The structure still stands. |
| Construction Date | 1845/1846 |
| Built by | Abdulhak Mor Hasan |
| Location / Address | Balbey, 440 Sk. 07040 Muratpaşa/Antalya |
The rectangular fountain was built of ashlar. It has a deep niche and a round arch. The arch rests on pillars with profiled moldings on both sides, which extend inside the niche at the same level and surround the entire front façade. A vertical ornamental slab in the niche under the profiled molding has two spout holes and a niche between them. The remainder of the slab bears two inscriptions. The lower one records the construction date and the name of its benefactor, while the upper one records the date it was repaired. The fountain leans against the stone building currently used as the Research Center for the Houses of Antalya.
Referans
K. Turfan, 1955 Yılı Antalya Merkez Eski Eser Fişleri. Antalya 1955, no. 8b.
L. Yılmaz – K. Tuzcu, Antalya’da Türk Dönemi Kitabeleri, Haarlem 2010, 258-260.
R. E. Gültekin – A. Uçar, “Antalya Kaleiçi Bölgesi Tarihi Sokak Çeşmeleri ve Koruma Sorunları,” Antalya Kitabı 1: Selçukludan Cumhuriyete Sosyal Bilimlerde Antalya, 2018, 618-619.