Gülhane Park

The Gulhane Park ( Ottoman / Persian گلخانه - "Rose House " ) is a park in the Bosporus metropolis Istanbul in Fatih district. It is located within the outer crenellated walls of Topkapı Palace and occupies the western part of the Seraglio Point a. Geologically, the Gülhane Park on the slopes of Eminönü. The park is well connected to public transport. Just north of the Gülhane Park is the Sirkeci train station, terminal station of Istanbul.

History

The Gülhane Park was once part of the outer garden of Topkapi Palace. Part of the garden was made available by the municipality to the public in 1912. Was he used to be a place for knightly games and archery competitions, he is now a wooded public park with live concert offers, tea gardens and other typical offerings. The outer walls mark the approximate boundaries of the ancient Byzantium. Next to the main entrance, the Soguk Çeşme Kapisi ( "Gate of the cold fountain " ), is on a wall tower of polygonal Alay Köşkü ( " Pavilion of the hard lifts " ), through whose windows the Sultan 's movements before the opposite Sublime Porte, the official residence his Großwesires, could be monitored. The pavilion in its present form with its tail roof was Sultan Mahmud restore and customize II 1819. The Alay Köşkü replaced a predecessor of Sultan Murad III .. Among other things, from here the Sultans watched the magnificent pageants and parades. Most famous were the days or weeks long lifts the Kaufmann associations and guilds, which were held only once or twice every century. So, for example, participated in 1637 at a parade 1109 part guilds that offered on cars colorful performances of their arts and sometimes carnivalesque failed. The last such overall picture of economic life under Mustafa II in 1769 took place. Since 1970, this kiosk houses the crafts and art works in the collection Kenen Ozbel.

In the north of the park is the so-called Gotensäule. About three steps rises a pedestal supporting the 15 meter high monolithic granite pillar, surmounted by a Corinthian capital. The base bears a Latin inscription that translates as: " The Fortuna, who returns the defeated Goths sake. " Reminds you of the victory over the Goths Ostrom. The principal of the column is in dispute, would be possible Constantine the Great. After a Byzantine historian, she was crowned by a statue of the legendary founder of the city, Orhan of Megara.

The Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam is on the western edge of the park in the former stables of Topkapi Palace. The museum was inaugurated by the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in May 2008. The museum features 140 replicas of inventions of the 8th to the 16th century. The park was heavily restored in recent years, the walks have been rearranged and the big pool was renovated in a modern style.