The domes
Skylights in the vaults.
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Daut Pasha Hamam is a 15th-century Ottoman bathhouse at the southern entrance to the Old Bazaar, a few steps from the Stone Bridge. It is named after Daut Pasha, an Ottoman statesman of the late 15th century, and is easy to recognise by its roof of domes, large and small, that once covered the hot and cold rooms of the bath. Today the building is the main home of the National Gallery of North Macedonia, founded in 1948. Its collection reaches back to the 14th century, from medieval works to the country's modern painting and sculpture, and the exhibits hang in the bath's domed chambers, where light falls through small openings in the vaults. The gallery also uses Čifte Hamam, another old bath inside the bazaar, for smaller exhibitions. Visitor guides give the hours as Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00, with a modest fee in denars. Even if art is not your main interest, the domed rooms themselves are worth a look.
Skylights in the vaults.
Since 1948.
Smaller shows.
Southern entrance to the Old Bazaar, near the Stone Bridge, Skopje
Old BazaarThe Old Bazaar, the Čaršija, spreads over the east bank of the Vardar from the S3 minutes walk4.4
Archaeological Museum of North MacedoniaThe Archaeological Museum of North Macedonia occupies one of the large columned 3 minutes walk3.9
Stone BridgeThe Stone Bridge is the symbol of Skopje: a 15th-century Ottoman bridge across t3 minutes walk
Macedonia SquareMacedonia Square is the main square of Skopje and the largest in the country, ab3 minutes walk
Mustafa Pasha MosqueMustafa Pasha Mosque stands on a terrace above the Old Bazaar, just below the fo5 minutes walk4.6Per visitor guides, Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00; it is closed on Mondays.