THE STABLE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE MEN’S QUARTERS

The stable is a paved area on the ground floor of the men’s quarters. The main entrance of the building was originally located here. The men of the house or the guests entered leading their horses, which were watered in the stone drinking-trough that remains entirely intact. The animals’ breaths in the stable provided sufficient heat to the rooms above.

On the same wall with the drinking-trough, there is a small but deep alcove – containing a rotating box – which also opens from the exterior, the women’s quarters. This is an Ottoman contraption that allowed the women of the house to provide food to the men without having eye contact with them.

The wooden staircase that leads to the upper floor is the original. Behind it, in the background, there was originally a small toilet.