In Erzurum perfectly preserved caravanserai of the sixteenth century, bearing the name of Rustem Pasha. It is a large building with two floors, which housed merchants and travellers, and was built in about 1560 main architect of the Empire - by Mimar Sinan. Caravanserai - this is a sort of coaching or travelling Palace for the viziers, sultans, and other important entities.

The donator of the structures was Rustem Pasha — great son-in-law of Sultan Suleiman I, who was nicknamed "the lucky louse". Rustem Pasha was the Grand vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent. By his order were constructed such caravanserais all corners of the Ottoman Empire.

After the overhaul, conducted in 1972, the building of the caravanserai hotel was opened for a hundred and fifty places, which has seventy nine rooms with bath-Hammam, and a very spacious courtyard. Reconstruction of the external appearance of the building, according to experts, was executed perfectly, but the amenities in the rooms are still very far from existing standards.

Currently around the caravanserai is an indoor market jewelry made of stones and silver, as well as numerous sources of drinking water. This place has long been famous for its water. The Euphrates river runs as much as three versts from the town, however, there are a lot of fountains. Each fountain hanging a tin dipper in the chain, and "good Muslims drank and praised him". I have the feeling that here for a long time, nothing has changed: and woks, and chain.