Although it is known as an old Turkish bath, the hammam in the Lower Town was built only in the second half of the 19th century, at a time when the Turkish garrison had already left Belgrade. In addition to this one, there were two other hammams in the area of ​​the Belgrade Fortress — one was built after the Turkish conquest of Belgrade in 1521, in the Lower Town in the immediate vicinity of this preserved one, and the other in the second half of the 18th century, in the Upper Town. Unfortunately, these buildings are known today only as a result of archaeological excavations and preserved historical documentation.

The hammam was built in the style of traditional architecture and served as a military bath for the Serbian army until the First World War. In the central part of the building is the main room, covered with a spacious shallow dome with openings for lighting. Behind it there used to be a heating room with a hot water tank. At the time of the Anglo-American bombing, on Easter of 1944, the hammam was partially destroyed.

After the renovation of the building in 1965, the hammam housed the planetarium of the Astronomical Society Rudjer Boskovic.