Istanbul, which is home to magnificent and historical palaces, is one of the most remarkable palaces reflecting the last periods of the Ottoman Empire, “Beylerbeyi Palace ” is located. Located just below the 15 July Martyrs Bridge, which Istanbulites pass by every day, the palace is located in the middle of a painting-like garden with its seasonal colors and flowers.. Beylerbeyi Palace; It is one of the places that everyone should see with its history, structural features, story and splendor.. If you come to Istanbul, it will be a great loss to visit this palace, which is one of the places you must see, by saying “let’s visit here too”.. For this reason, it will be useful to read the article we have prepared before visiting this building until the end, to make sense of your trip..
- History
- Information About
- Where
- Entry Fee
- Visiting Hours
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Beylerbeyi Palace History
The history of the land where the palace is located goes back to Byzantium. Various structures built on the land during the Byzantine period 17. will survive into the century.. Although various mansions and mansions were built on the land by the members of the Ottoman dynasty from this date on, these structures did not last long.. The work of the new palace began in 1863 and was completed on April 21, 1865.. Sarkis Balyan designed the palace, which cost approximately 500,000 Ottoman liras.
Information About Beylerbeyi Palace
It was built in two floors on a large basement within a rectangular plan. The palace built has a width of approximately 2,500 square meters.. In the palace, which is quite large, there are 6 halls, 24 rooms in total, as well as 1 toilet and 1 hammam.. The palace, which has a magnificent appearance with the blending of Western and Eastern architectural features, is divided into two parts as harem and selamlık.. The roof of the palace is hidden with parapets, the windows are decorated with arches, and the outer walls are covered with marble.
The sea and ship motifs are often seen on the ceilings of the palace rooms.. The reason for this is that Sultan Abdulaziz had an extremely passionate personality to the sea. Beylerbeyi Palace was designed and used as a summer residence.. Since the Sultan used this place only in summer, there is no heating system in the palace, but it is designed to stay cool in summer.. It is aimed to keep the inside of the palace cool with the pool located in the middle of the entrance floor of the palace and taking its water from the sea.. Many important European statesmen stayed in the palace.. Sultan II. After Abdulhamid was dethroned, he was forced to reside here and died in this palace in 1918.
Beylerbeyi Palace Entrance Fee 2020
First of all, let’s mention that the President of the National Palaces Administration It cannot be visited with the “Beylerbeyi Palace Museum Card” as it is connected. Beylerbeyi Palace entrance fees are as follows according to the National Palaces regulation:
Full Ticket (For Foreign Nationals): 40 TL
Full Ticket (Turkish Citizens): 20 TL
Student – Teacher – Privates: 10 TL
Also, according to the relevant regulation 0-6 Those between the age of strong> and those over the age of 65 can enter the palace free of charge.
When you enter the palace garden, electronic devices are given free of charge to guide you.. In this way, you are given detailed information about the palace and the rooms according to your location while visiting the palace..
Beylerbeyi Palace Visiting Hours and Days
All palaces and museums under the Directorate of National Palaces Administration are closed to visitors only on Mondays. For this reason, you can visit Beylerbeyi Palace between 09:00-17:00 on all other days of the week except Monday.. You can find detailed and up-to-date information here for visiting hours and fee information of the palace.
Before you visit here, we would like to warn you that any kind of video shooting is prohibited inside the palace.. For this reason, we would like to remind you that you may be warned harshly by the officials.. However, there is no prohibition on shooting in the garden of the palace.
Beylerbeyi Palace Breakfast
The garden in which the palace is located is both home to historical buildings and on the side of the Bosphorus. It has a very different atmosphere due to its presence in greenery.. You have the chance to taste one of the best breakfasts you can have on the Bosphorus in the cafeteria, which is located in the garden of Beylerbeyi Palace and serves between 09:00 and 17:00 every day of the week.. We recommend you to have breakfast in a very quiet environment, especially in the early hours of the week, accompanied by this historical and Bosphorus air.. Among the breakfasts you can have on the Bosphorus, the price is also quite reasonable.. As of 2019, breakfast is served here at an affordable price of 30 TL.. However, do not forget that they will charge an additional 5 TL to enter the palace garden.
Where is Beylerbeyi Palace? How to get there?
The palace is located in Üsküdar district on the Bosphorus shore of Istanbul.. To see the location of the palace and to come here by private car, you can here Google location.
To get here, you must first come to Üsküdar.. You can reach here in a short time by any bus or minibus going from Üsküdar to Beykoz.
The bus lines that you can get here directly from Kadıköy are as follows: 15F, 12H, 14M
You can reach Üsküdar bazaar by bus line “15, 15C, 15H, 15K, 15KÇ, 15M, 15P, 15R, 15S, 15U, 15Y, 15ŞN”.
