Cinili Kosk- Enemaled Kiosk Museum
The kiosk that has
been made by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in 1472 is one of the oldest examples of
Ottoman civil architecture in Istanbul. It has been used as Müze-i Hümayun
(Empire Museum) between 1875-1891. It was opened to public in 1953 with
the name of Fatih Museum where Turkish and Islamic works of art were
displayed and it was transferred to Istanbul Archeology Museums due to its
site.
The entrance façade
of the kiosk is single-flat and the back façade is of two-stories. There
is a marble porch of 14 columns in the entrance. The entrance exedra is
decorated with mosaic enamels. Various chinaware and ceramics from the
Seljuk and Ottoman period are displayed in the Kiosk that forms from 6
rooms and a middle saloon. There are approximately 2000 works of art in
the museum and its depots.
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