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If your dream is an unforgettable holiday, the doors of the heaven are wide open in five star Green Beach Resort… Our facility, opened in 1995 and renovated in 2006, is located in Gündoğan Bay, which is one of the silent and peaceful places of Bodrum peninsula and it offers a beautiful view. It’s 2 km away from the center Continue reading this post…
İshak Paşa Palace is more of a complex than a mere palace. It is the most famous of the palaces built in the decades shortly after the Topkapı Palace in İstanbul.
The palace, which was built on a hill at the side of a mountain 5 km east of Doğubeyazıt District is the last large monumental structure of the Ottoman Empire in the “Lale Devri” (Tulip Period). It is one of the most distinguished and magnificent examples of the 18th century Ottoman architecture and is very valuable in terms of art history. According to the top of the door inscription at the Harem Section it was constructed in 1784 (1199 H. according to the Islamic calendar).
As the foundation rests on a valley slope, it is rocky and hard. Despite the fact that it is at the centre of the Old Beyazıt city, its three sides (north, west, south) are steep and sloped. There is a suitable flat area only to the east. The entrance of the palace is on that side. It is also its narrowest façade.
As the palace was built in the age when castles ceased to be of use and fire arms were developed and abundantly available, its defence towards the hills in the east is weak. Its main gate is the weakest point in that respect. The structure of the main gate is no different than those seen in the palaces built in Istanbul and elsewhere in Anatolia and has neat stone workmanship and carving.
Today we have very few examples of the historical Turkish palaces still surviving. One of these is the İshak Paşa Palace and its complex.
The Ishak Pasha Palace is composed of the following sections in terms of architectural style:
1- Exterior façades
2- First and second courts
3- The men’s quarter (selamlık)
4- The mosque building
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MİSİS MOSAIC MUSEUM
Located between Adana and Ceyhan, on the historical Silk Road, at a distance of 26km from Adana.
At the very centre of the composition there is a chicken coop built in the shape of a table or a side table surrounded by 23 birds or fowls taken by Noah onto his ship and behind this group there are various wild and domestic animals. It is from the 4th century.
It is a museum where various periods can be viewed in chronological order and floor mosaics belonging to a Basilica located within the boundaries of the Misis Continue reading this post…
