Küçüksu Pavilion

Küçüksu Pavilion
Küçüksu Pavilion
	Küçüksu Pavilion seen from the Bosphorus

Küçüksu Pavilion (

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

The pavilion was commissioned by Sultan

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

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 façade; 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.

References

Literature

Hakan Gülsün. Küçüksu Pavilion. TBMM, Istanbul, 1995.

Gallery

Kücüksü Pavilion South side
Kücüksü Pavilion South-west side
Kücüksü Pavilion North side
Kücüksü Pavilion North side stairs
Kucuksu Pavilion Interior

External links

Directorate of National Palaces | Küçüksu Pavilion Archived 2021-01-15 at the Wayback Machine

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References

Literature

Gallery

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