Kırkgöz Han is in Pınarbaşı Mevkii of Bıyıklı District of the Döşemealtı district, 30 km from Antalya.
It was built between 1237 and 1246 during the reign of Seljuk Sultan Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev II. The inn is one of the last stops of the Historical Silk Road before Antalya Port. Kırkgöz Han is one of the six caravanserais built in Anatolia by the direct orders of the sultans. It is indicated in its inscription as a place where those travelling from east to west for the first time will be hosted. The description in question also sets a unique example in that it depicts Sultan II.Gıyaseddin Keyhüsrev as the owner of a crown, banner and belt that was never seen among the previous Seljuk reign signs.
Kırkgöz Han has a total area of 2.750 m², of which 1.250 m² is open, and 1.500 m² is closed. Apart from the general characteristics of many caravanserais, the building has unique and extremely unique architectural qualities with its bastions, roof cover and well in the courtyard. The inn was built on a rectangular plan extending in the north-south direction. It was designed as two building blocks with spaces arranged around a wide courtyard and its closed section. The walls of the inn's exterior are supported by piers and corner towers in square prismatic form. It is shaped as masses reaching the height of the façade and protruding outward. In the middle of the south façade is the crown gate of the inn. There is a double-row colonnade on the east and west sides of the courtyard. It sits on square planned legs and connects the walls with pointed arches, opening the courtyard. During the repair of Kırkgöz Han, the mouth of a cistern was unearthed in the middle of the courtyard, and the remains of a ceramic kiln were found in the southeast corner of the courtyard.
Historical Kırkgöz Han was restored in 2009 and now serves as a touristic facility. The visitors experience the old and the new with its authentic atmosphere and striking architecture.
