Kucuksu Pavilion Entrance
A small ornate summer pavilion on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus, set in a meadow between the Göksu and Küçüksu streams that was an imperial garden long before anything was built on it.
- At the gate
- £5.10
- Allow
- 1h 30m
- District
- Closed
- Open daily
Ku00fcu00e7u00fcksu Pavilion, in short
A small ornate summer pavilion on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus, set in a meadow between the Gu00f6ksu and Ku00fcu00e7u00fcksu streams that was an imperial garden long before anything was built on it.
The present building went up for Sultan Abdu00fclmecid in 1857, on the site of earlier wooden pavilions.
What it costs
Walk-up entry is u20ac6. Included on the pass.
Getting there
On the Asian shore between the two Bosphorus bridges, near Anadolu Hisaru0131. Reachable by bus along the Asian coast road or by taxi from u00dcsku00fcdar.
How long to allow
Forty-five minutes including the garden. It is small u2014 two floors u2014 and it was built for short stays rather than residence, so there are no kitchens or bedrooms of note.
The meadow
Europeans called this stretch the Sweet Waters of Asia, and it was where Ottoman society came to picnic by caique on summer afternoons. Evliya u00c7elebi, the great 17th-century traveller, called the Gu00f6ksu 'the water of eternity'.
Frequently asked questions
- A small imperial summer pavilion on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus, also called Ku00fcu00e7u00fcksu Kasru0131 or Gu00f6ksu Pavilion, built in 1857.
- It is a compact and highly decorated example of late Ottoman court architecture, on a site used as an imperial garden for centuries before.
- About 45 minutes including the grounds.
- On the Asian shore between the two Bosphorus bridges, near Anadolu Hisaru0131.