Bey Hamam, Ottoman bathhouse at Egnatia Street, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Bey Hamam is a 15th-century bathhouse on Egnatia Street in Thessaloniki with separate areas for men and women. Each section contains cold, tepid, and hot rooms with original marble basins, decorated domes, and traditional benches.
Sultan Murad II ordered construction of this Turkish bathhouse in 1444 shortly after the Ottoman conquest of Thessaloniki. It was the first Ottoman bath in the city and reflects the infrastructure changes that came with the new rule.
The name Paradise Baths came from its long operational period until 1968, when it served as an important gathering place for the community. People visited not only to bathe but also for social connection and ritual cleansing.
The building sits at Plateia Dikastirion at the intersection of Egnatia and Mitropilitou Gennadiou streets, near the Church of Agios Dimitrios. The location is easily accessible on foot from various parts of the city center.
The building operated as a public bathhouse until 1968 but now functions as an exhibition space and archaeological site. The well-preserved wall paintings still show the aesthetics and craftsmanship from Ottoman times.
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