On The Trail Of Traditional Mardin Pavilions

Abstract

Mansions in the garden that has an iwan with the fountain are called “pavilion” in Mardin. Apart from Mardin’s traditional urban fabric, traditional Mardin pavilions that are placed in interior garden have never been documented before. These pavilions, the original owners of which are noble families, have changed hands or been abandoned because of various reasons or been destroyed from lack of maintenance. These pavilions that are dated to the period of Artuklu are confronted to conservation problems. Because of changing life conditions and these conservation problems that change according to internal and external factors, traditional Mardin pavilions will disappear.