Chardak

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A chardak (Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian: чардак, čardak) is an old typical house in the Balkans. It is derived from the word cardak, which is a component of Ottoman Turkish house design.^[1] This term, which is also called sofa, denotes an open hall of a house's upper living floor.^[2]

Description

The chardak is timber-framed and usually include a hayat.^[3] The design has been described as "Greek-Oriental," Southern European," and "Mediterranean".^[3] It has a fortified ground floor and a wooden upper floor. This dwelling was used as a protective small fort.

Chardak can also refer to the space – a part of the central hall area – that connects the rooms of the house.^[3]

Chardaks were also used as fortifications in the early modern period.^{[citation needed]}

References

• Милан Крухек: Крајишке утврде хрватског краљевства тијеком 16. стољећа, Институт за сувремену повијест - Библиотека хрватска повјесница. Загреб, 1995.

44°51′20″N 21°05′41″E / 44.8556°N 21.0947°E / 44.8556; 21.0947

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