Istanbul: Tiled Kiosk Museum
The Tiled Kiosk is a pavilion set within the outer walls of Topkapı Palace and dates from 1473. It was built by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II as a pleasure palace or kiosk. It is located in the most outer parts of the palace, next to Gülhane Park. It was also called Glazed Kiosk. The building has two stories although the tall portico on the front side conceals this fact. Its architecture shows no Byzantine influence: the stone-framed brick and the polygonal pillars of the façade are typical of Persian architecture. The portico was rebuilt in the 18th century. The great door in the middle which is surrounded by an arch leads to the vestibule and then to a domed court. The three royal apartments are situated behind.
The Kiosk was used as the Imperial Museum between 1875 and 1891. It was opened to the public in 1953 as a museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, and was later incorporated into the Istanbul Archaeology Museums. The pavilion contains many examples of İznik tiles and Seljuk pottery and now houses the Museum of Islamic Art.
Istanbul: Tiled Kiosk Museum
The Tiled Kiosk is a pavilion set within the outer walls of Topkapı Palace and dates from 1473. It was built by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II as a pleasure palace or kiosk. It is located in the most outer parts of the palace, next to Gülhane Park. It was also called Glazed Kiosk. The building has two stories although the tall portico on the front side conceals this fact. Its architecture shows no Byzantine influence: the stone-framed brick and the polygonal pillars of the façade are typical of Persian architecture. The portico was rebuilt in the 18th century. The great door in the middle which is surrounded by an arch leads to the vestibule and then to a domed court. The three royal apartments are situated behind.
The Kiosk was used as the Imperial Museum between 1875 and 1891. It was opened to the public in 1953 as a museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, and was later incorporated into the Istanbul Archaeology Museums. The pavilion contains many examples of İznik tiles and Seljuk pottery and now houses the Museum of Islamic Art.