It is at an altitude of 950 metres (3,120 ft) slightly higher than the rest of the city.

According to an inscription on the main gate, the inn was built in 1523 during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Suleyman I.

The lower floor is reserved for a carpet gallery, agricultural machinery and pharmaceutical exhibits.

Machines, medicine, everyday life tools and road transport vehicles are exhibited on the ground floor, along with a brasserie (café).

The upper floor contains exhibits of rail transport items, toys, and instruments for communications, science, maritime and navigation.