Pavilion in Istanbul, Turkey
Kucuksu Pavilion
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Kucuksu Pavilion seen from the Bosphorus
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Kucuksu Pavilion
(
Turkish
:
Kucuksu Kasrı
),
Littlewater Pavilion
a.k.a.
Goksu (Skywater) Pavilion
, is a summer
pavilion
in
Istanbul
,
Turkey
, situated in the
Kucuksu
neighborhood of
Beykoz
district on the
Asian
shore of the
Bosphorus
between
Anadoluhisarı
and the
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
. The pavilion was used by
Ottoman
sultans
for short stays during country excursions and hunting.
History
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The pavilion was commissioned by Sultan
Abd-ul-Mejid I
(1823?1861), and designed by the architects
Garabet Amira Balyan
and his son
Nigo?ayos Balyan
in the
neo-baroque
style. Completed in 1857, the structure took the place of a two-storey timber palace built during the reign of
Mahmud I
(1696?1754) by his
Grand Vizier
Divittar Mehmed Pasha, then successively used by
Selim III
(1761?1808) and
Mahmud II
(1785?1839).
The building consists of two main stories and a basement on a footprint of 15 x 27 m. Unlike other pavilion gardens with high walls, its garden is surrounded by cast iron railings with one gate at each of the four sides. The basement was appointed with kitchen, larder, and servant's quarters, with the floors above reflecting the design of a traditional Turkish house - four corner rooms surrounding a central hall. The rooms at the waterfront have two fireplaces while the others have one each, all fashioned from colorful
Italian
marble. The rooms boast crystal chandeliers from
Bohemia
, with curtains, furniture upholstery, and carpets woven in
Hereke
. The halls and the rooms exhibit paintings and arts objects;
Charles Sechan
,
stage designer
at
Vienna State Opera
, was charged with the decoration of the interior.
During the reign of
Abdulaziz
(1830?1876), more elaborate decoration was added to the facade; some of the original garden outbuildings were demolished at that time. In the beginning of the Republican era, the site was used as a state guesthouse for some years. Since a thorough restoration in 1944, the palace has been open to the public as a museum.
The pavilion appeared in the
James Bond
film
"
The World Is Not Enough
"
as the mansion of oil heiress
Elektra King
in
Baku
. It also appeared in popular Bollywood film
Ek Tha Tiger
.
See also
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References
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Literature
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- Hakan Gulsun.
Kucuksu Pavilion
. TBMM, Istanbul, 1995.
Gallery
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Kucuksu Pavilion South side
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Kucuksu Pavilion South-west side
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Kucuksu Pavilion North side
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Kucuksu Pavilion North side stairs
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Kucuksu Pavilion Interior
External links
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41°04′42.42″N
29°03′53.46″E
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41.0784500°N 29.0648500°E
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41.0784500; 29.0648500
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