The
Beylerbeyi palace was built between
1861-1865 by Sultan Abdulaziz and is
located in the Asian side of
Istanbul on the eastern shore of the
Bosphorus. It is much smaller than
Dolmabahce palace and it was the
Sultans' summer palace. There is no
heating in the palace and the floor
was covered with straw bought
specially from Egypt. The palace was
built in a luxurious and sumptuously
neoclassic style that can be noticed
as soon as one enters.
Sultan
Abdulaziz loved ships. During his
reign the Turkish navy was second in
the world only to that of England.
The Sultan's passion for ships can
be observed by the strong naval
motif in the decorations and the
many paintings of ships
Very illustrious and distinguished
persons were guests of the Sultan,
among them the French Emperor
Eugenie, Nasruddin the Shah of
Persia and the Grand Duke Nicholas
of Russia.
Surrounding the palace there was an
area of 160,000 square meters of
comprising a hunting area, a zoo and
a garden with different flora from
all over the world.
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