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Lovely imperial rest
house built in the midst of
Linden trees, where you can
have a cup of
coffee, or as the
Turkish word ihlamur
implies, a cup of Linden
tea. The pavilion was
built between 1849-1855 by
the Sultan Abdulmecit as a
resting villa where he was
also receiving some of his
guests including the French
poet Lamartine. It's
architect was Nikagos
Balyan, one of the members
of Balyan family who were
famous imperial architects
at that time. Ihlamir
Pavilion is formed by two
buildings; Merasim kiosk
used for ceremonies, and
Maiyet kiosk reserved for
the court of the
sultan or his
harem. After the
death of Abdulmecit, the
pavilion was also used by
the
sultans Abdulaziz and
Mehmet Resat as a relaxing
kiosk. It's opened as a
museum in 1987.
Open daily between 9:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m. except
Mondays & Thursdays
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