Shore Kiosk

The Shore Kiosk ({{langx|tr|Yalı Köşkü}}) was a structure directly located at the banks of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, and served as a pleasure building for the Ottoman Padishah.

It was built in the sixteenth century. It was initially believed to have been constructed by Suleiman the Magnificent was later attributed to his father, Selim I. This single-story building featured a porch with numerous marble pillars that upheld a cornice, which was shaded by eaves.{{cite book | last=Davis | first=F. | title=The Palace of Topkapi in Istanbul | publisher=Scribner | year=1970 | page=280}}

References

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Literature

  • Fanny Davis. Palace of Topkapi in Istanbul. 1970. ASIN B000NP64Z2
  • {{cite book| title=Architecture, ceremonial, and power: The Topkapi Palace in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries| last=Necipoğlu| first=Gülru| date=1991| pages=[https://archive.org/details/architecturecere0000neci/page/336 336 pages]| publisher=The MIT Press| location=Cambridge, Massachusetts| isbn=0-262-14050-0| url=https://archive.org/details/architecturecere0000neci/page/336}}

Category:Topkapı Palace

Category:Bosphorus

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