Tiled Kiosk

The faience Pavilion ( also Faience Museum, faience castle, Eng. Tiled Kiosk ( Museum ), Turkish Çinili Köşk ( Muzesi) ) is a historic building on the site of the Archaeological Museum Istanbul, which today as an exhibition building for Islamic- Turkish ceramic serving.

Museum

The museum's collection includes about 2,000 artifacts from the time of Seljuk and Ottoman rulers ( 11th to 20th century). The most important tiles and pottery from the collection will be exhibited in the pavilion, some in display cases, taken part directly in the walls. The production locations are Iznik, Kütahya and Çanakkale.

As the most important exhibit is considered a decorated with Iznik faience Mihrab from the Ibrahim Bey Mosque in Karaman in central Anatolia. Also significant are two arc fields from the Madrasa of Hasseki - Hürrem Mosque in Istanbul ( 16th century).

Building

The building is considered the oldest surviving part of the Topkapı Palace. It was created in 1472 by Sultan Mehmed II in the vicinity of the new palace as a summer pavilion. Originally there were three pavilions of this type, the ( Greek, Turkish, Persian ) which should symbolize three regions of the world the then Ottoman Empire by their architectural styles. This only surviving building today represents the Persian architectural style.

The appearance of the building is determined by ceramic tiles in the Timurid style. The ground plan is cruciform with four Iwanen after the Persian model. Four domed corner spaces complement the floor plan to a square. Only the dome of the central space towers over the flat roof addition.

The throne of the sultan stood in a vestibule, which was grown on the western Ivan and opposite the main entrance is located. According to the court poet extravagant celebrations were held in the pavilion, which included drinking with Hofpagen and young women.

The wooden porch of the pavilion burned down in the 18th century and was replaced by the present portico in 1737.

Exhibition

Exhibit, bow box with colored tiles from the Madrassah Hasseki - Hürrem Sultan Mosque, Istanbul (ca. 1504)

Exhibit, bow box with colored tiles from Iznik (ca. 1575)

Plates from Çanakkale (18th century)