The domes
And their skylights.
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Čifte Hamam is an Ottoman bathhouse in Skopje's Old Bazaar, built in the mid-15th century by the Bosnian commander Isa Bey Isaković to give his endowment a steady income. Its name comes from the Turkish çift, «two» or «pair», because the building has two main parts. The men's and women's changing rooms were separate, with a shared bathing area, and there were three separate hot rooms, one with a pool for the ritual bath used by Skopje's Jews. Large and small domes cover the building, pierced by small skylights. It no longer works as a bath: since 2001 it has been an exhibition hall of the National Gallery of North Macedonia, like the nearby Daut Pasha Hamam. A small fee is charged during exhibitions, so check the programme before you go; the domes are worth seeing from inside either way.
And their skylights.
For men and women.
Of the National Gallery.
Heart of the Old Bazaar near Suli An, Skopje
Suli AnSuli An is an Ottoman inn in the heart of Skopje's Old Bazaar, built in the mid-1 minute walk4.3
Old BazaarThe Old Bazaar, the Čaršija, spreads over the east bank of the Vardar from the S1 minute walk4.4
Mustafa Pasha MosqueMustafa Pasha Mosque stands on a terrace above the Old Bazaar, just below the fo2 minutes walk4.6
Kuršumli AnKuršumli An is the most striking of the Old Bazaar's caravanserais, the inns whe3 minutes walk4.4
Daut Pasha HamamDaut Pasha Hamam is a 15th-century Ottoman bathhouse at the southern entrance to4 minutes walk4.5No, since 2001 it has been an exhibition hall of the National Gallery of North Macedonia.