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Çadır Pavilion (The Tent Pavilion) is a building within the premises of Yıldız Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. The pavilion was built during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz (1861-1876) in the 19th century as a sightseeing residence. This pavilion is on the left side of the Yıldız Park when entered from Beşiktaş entrance. The architect Sarkis Balvan and his brothers have built it for Sultan Abdülaziz. In front of the pavilion lies one of the biggest pools in the grove.
As one of the two seyir mansions, Sultan Abdulaziz made it built in 1871. There are no bathrooms and bedrooms this mansion because this was only used for daily visits. During the trials of the suspects that Sultan Abdulhamid saw responsible of the death of Sultan Abdulaziz, suspects were exposed to torture on the basement floor. South side of the mansion opens to one of the two big pools of Yıldız Park.
Dark red in color, this pavilion has been built as a single story on the ground floor. The front of the pavilion facing the sea has three sections. In the middle of the façade, there is a balcony on four support legs. Balcony door is ornamented and round arch type and there are two windows on both sides of the door.
The façade of the pavilion facing the pool has a two-part stairs. There is a door opening into the ground floor between the tow parts of the stairs. They emphasized the building as hunting and resting pavilion by ornaments of hunting animals, flowers, and vegetable and fruit figures.
On the upper floor of the pavilion there are three rooms, a big hall, toilet and a small hall. The ceiling of the big hall is ornamented with clustering flowers. On the corners and between the corners geese, horse, camel, giraffe, cow, sheep, partridge and flower basket motifs were placed. There are two chimneys, high and large windows and doors are the characteristics of the period. These places were used for the daily trips and resting place of the members of the palace.
One of the two historical houses in Yıldız Groves. It was built in the backyard of Çırağan Palace for daily tours. After the foundation of the Republic, it had remained closed for a long time. In present day, it is open to public.
It is a state-of-the-art site because of its stone ornaments. Dark red in color, this pavilion has been built as a single story on the ground floor. The front of the pavilion facing the sea has three sections. In the middle of the façade, there is a balcony on four support legs. Balcony door is ornamented and round arch type and there are two windows on both sides of the door.
The façade of the pavilion facing the pool has a two-part stairs. There is a door opening into the ground floor between the tow parts of the stairs. They emphasized the building as hunting and resting pavilion by ornaments of hunting animals, flowers, and vegetable and fruit figures. On the upper floor of the pavilion there are three rooms, a big hall, toilet and a small hall. The ceiling of the big hall is ornamented with clustering flowers.
On the corners and between the corners geese, horse, camel, giraffe, cow, sheep, partridge and flower basket motifs were placed. There are two chimneys, high and large windows and doors are the characteristics of the period. These places were used for the daily trips and resting place of the members of the palace.
The pavilion has been kept closed for long years after the exile of Sultan Abdülhamid II. In 1940, it has been transferred to the Istanbul Municipality by the Ministry of Finance. In 1960, a Reform Museum has been established here and finally in 1982, its right to use and operate has been granted to Turing along with the other pavilions.
As of 1997, this pavilion is operated by Municipality of Metropolitan Istanbul and is open to public as cafeteria and restaurant. Events such as engagements, marriage ceremonies and business organizations are also available. You can find all kinds of hot and cold beverages, sandwiches, and sweets are attracting interest for its large garden and pool.
Please note no alcoholic beverages are served in restaurants and cafés run by the Municipality. The pavilion is at your service as a la carte restaurant during weekdays and with breakfast in the mornings and open buffet in the afternoons during the weekends. After renovation it was opened up for service as a cafeteria for 60-80 people. Until 1999 a total 83,944 people visited the pavilion.
The sites, attracting 30,000 visitors annually, offer magnificent Ottoman ambience associated with the rich Ottoman cuisine and qualified service at suitable prices. Beltur engaged in many advertisement campaigns to introduce her services to masses of people. Service quality was top priority since the day of establishment which brought the “ISO 9002 Quality Mark” to the company.
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