Located on the Bosphorous coast in Turkey, the Küçüksu Palace was once the summer palace for the Ottoman Sultan Abdulmecit. Designed by famous architect Nigogos Balyan, the ornate nine-room Ottoman imperial hunting lodge acted as a place for relaxation for many sultans and country excursions during the Ottoman period. Before construction was completed in 1857, a two story timber palace during the reign of Mahmud I. Since the Republican era in 1944, the palace became a museum due to its historical relevance and fine quality furniture, paintings, and delicacy.
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