Beylerbeyi Palace

Beylerbeyi Palace is located in the Beylerbeyi District of Üsküdar. The palace, which began its construction in 1863 and was completed within 2 years, was built during the reign of Sultan Abdulaziz. The architect of the Beylerbeyi Palace, which bears the traces of Ottoman architecture, is the famous Armenian Sarkis Balyan, who also built the Dolmabahce Palace. The Balyan family is the most famous contractor family of the period. The purpose of the construction of the palace was to be a place of the Sultans ' patrol and to welcome foreign dignitaries (e.g., the French Emperor III. Napoleon's wife is Eugénie, and German Emperor II. Wilhelm). Beylerbeyi Palace, located in the Beylerbeyi District, which preserves its historical texture and features, sees two separate places. Beykoz can be seen from one part of the palace, while Üsküdar can be seen from another part. The Beylerbeyi District and Palace, which preserve all its splendor and history like the first day, are thus preferred quite a lot on private tours.

Beylerbeyi Palace hosted many different cultures in different buildings before it became its present one. In the Byzantine Period, it was called “Istavroz Garden” until the beginning of the 19. century, and in this state, it was also used by the Ottoman Sultans as a “Has Garden”. By 1829, the Ottoman Sultan II. Mahmud added a wooden coastal palace to the region. Thus, with II. Mahmud's touch, the building became a palace for the first time. In the following periods, the need arose to rebuild the palace, which was known to have been severely damaged by a serious fire, and it was rebuilt by Sultan Abdulaziz. At the same time, additional sections were made to the palace, and thus the palace was rebuilt on an area of 3000 square meters. While the palace was being rebuilt, both Ottoman architecture and Western architecture were used. Thus, when you look from the outside when the West, looks from the inside you can see Ottoman traces. The palace bears the traces of different cultures and admires itself.

What are the Departments of the Beylerbeyi Palace?

Located in Beylerbeyi, which has managed to preserve its historical and charming texture to the present day, Beylerbeyi Palace bears traces of Ottoman architecture, as well as traces of European Baroque Architecture and neoclassical traces. In these gardens of Beylerbeyi Palace, which are separated from other palaces by their terraced gardens made of sloping slopes located on the backside, there are two pavilions, “Yellow Pavilion” and “Marble Pavilion”. This section, which also has rare plants and trees in its gardens, is of unique and historical beauty. The palace consists of 3 floors, 23 rooms and 6 halls. There are also “Harem”, “Mabeyn”, "Haremlik" and "Salamlık" sections in the palace. The floors of Beylerbeyi Palace, built in a position parallel to the Bosphorus, were covered with wicker brought from Egypt, and the interior was covered with special white marbles. The same importance and attention were paid to the architecture of the palace, as well as to its furniture. Bohemian crystal chandeliers, Chinese, French, Japanese, and Turkish porcelain vases were often placed in the Beylerbeyi Palace. Beylerbeyi Palace, which amazes visitors with its historical and architectural texture, is one of the most preferred places on tours to Istanbul, which has managed to preserve its structure to this day.