Antalya Turkey

Sarapsa Inn

Sarapsa in is located on the 15th km of Alanya-Antalya main street and it was erected in the second sultanate time span of Seljuk Sultan Giyasettin II. Keyhusrev between 1236-1246. On the attachment points Antalya, Alanya-Konya-Sinop main street Sarapsa inn is a constituent of the caravanserai-inn system. With the form of a slim and furthermore long rectangle 70mX15m it has an intriguing design, which does not fit the academic design of the Seljuk inns. It resembles a citadel partition with its outlook and plan.
Sarapsa inn has a lone barrier in the middle, which bears no decoration. It is comprised of 9 parts which enclosed with expanded archways, which are aligned longitudinally as open to one another. A little mosque on the east edge adjacent to the inn. This little mosque’s barrier is opened from the outside. Completely this construction was made of slash stones. On the west edge there is furthermore a observing tower which is constructed distinct from the inn.
The monument was adorned and refurbished in an intriguing latest tendency, and today it serves as a restaurant.