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Yıldız Sarayı

Yıldız Sarayı

Also known as Yıldız Palace

Year

1807

Style

Islamic Revival

Type

palace

Yıldız Palace is a 19th-century palace ensemble on the hill above Beşiktaş, less a single palace than a 500,000 square-metre walled estate of pavilions, government buildings, harem quarters, a theatre, a porcelain factory, workshops, a…

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  1. 1877-1879

    Şale Pavilion first phase

    Sarkis Balyan designed the first wooden phase of the Şale Pavilion as part of the wider Yıldız palace expansion.

  2. 1889

    Şale Pavilion second phase

    A second wooden phase of the Şale Pavilion enlarged the palace ensemble.

  3. 1898

    Şale Pavilion stone phase

    The stone phase of the Şale Pavilion added a westernizing late layer to the Yıldız complex.

    Raimondo D'Aronco

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