Beylerleyi Palace is located in the asian part of the city, on
the Bosphorus, and was built between 1861 and 1865 as a summer
residence and a place to entertain visiting heads of state. Empress
Eugénie of France visited Beylerbeyi on her way to the opening of
the Suez Canal in 1869 and had her face slapped by the sultan's
mother for daring to enter the palace on the arm of Abdülaziz :)
Other regal visitors to the palace included the Duke and Duchess of
Windsor. The palace was the last place of captivity of the deposed
Sultan Abdulhamid II from 1912 until his death there in 1918.
Designed in the Second Empire style by Sarkis Balyan, famous
architect of armenian origin, , Beylerbeyi Palace seems fairly
restrained compared to the excesses of the earlier Dolmabahçe or
Küçüksu palaces.
The palace looks most beautiful from the Bosphorus, from where
its two bathing pavilions, one for the harem (women's only) and the
other for the selamlik (men's only) can best be seen. One of the
most attractive rooms is the reception hall, which has a pool and
fountain. Running water was popular in Ottoman houses for its
pleasant sound and cooling effect in the heat.
A very nice web page about the Palace is here
(http://www.beylerbeyi.gov.tr/source.cms.docs/beylerbeyi.gov.tr.ce/beylerbeyi.html)
We placed a box, wrapped in a camouflage cloth in a hole of a
wall in the garden at a height of about 1,5 meters. The box
contains several blue evil-eye beads. When found, they will protect
you from evil eyes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_eye) and will
bring good luck to you :)
Palace is closed on Mondays and Thursdays. Entrance fee is TL
5.
BEYLERBEYI SARAYI
Istanbul'un Anadolu yakasinda, Bogaz kiyisindaki Beylerbeyi
Sarayi, Sultan Abdülaziz tarafindan II. Mahmud’un ahsap Sahil
Sarayi yiktirilarak 1861-1865 yillari arasinda yaptirilmis. Yazlik
saray olarak kullaniminin yani sira, yabanci devlet baskalarinin
agirlanmasinda kullanilmis. Tahttan indirilince Selanik'e
gönderilen II. Abdülhamit Balkan Savasi patlak verince Beylerbeyi
Sarayi'na getirilmis ve 1918'de ömrünün son alti yilini geçirdigi
bu sarayda ölmüs.
Iki katli yapi haremlik ve selamlik bölümlerini içeren 26 oda 6
salon ve 6 banyodan ibaret. Otantik mobilyalar, halilar, perdeler
ve diger esya oldugu gibi korunmus. Denize bakan cephe süsleri,
bakimli bahçe ve orta bölümdeki havuzlu salon ile spiral
merdivenler dikkat çeken yerler.
Beylerbeyi Sarayi’ni son dönem Osmanli
Saraylari’ndan ayiran yönlerinden birini de, yamaçlara dogru
setler biçiminde yükselen ve bu yüzden “Set Bahçeleri”
adiyla anilan bahçeleri, bu bahçelerde bulunan köskler ve eski
saraylardan kalan büyük havuz olusturmakta. Üst set bahçesinde
bulunan havuzun çevresinde yer alan Sari Kösk, saltanat atlarinin
barindigi devrinin en ilginç örnegini yasatan Ahir Köskü ve eski
saraydan kalan selsebilli Mermer Kösk, Osmanli saray mimarliginin
günümüze gelen önemli yapilarini olusturmakta.
Sarayin arka bahçesinde, duvardaki bir kovuga, kamuflaj bezine
sarilmis bir kutu sakladik. Kovuk, yerden 1,5 metre yükseklikte.
Içinde, ilk bulanlara sans getirecek (yani sizi çok sayida FTF
sahibi yapacak :) mavi boncuklar var.
Saray Pazartesi ve Persembe günleri ziyarete kapali. Giris
ücreti 5TL