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Origin

After Sultan Ahmed I established the estate, it used as a vacationing place. It was a large complex over a largely are of hills and valleys. This was an example of traditional Ottoman architecture. We know this is an example of traditional Ottoman architecture because of the fact that it is a complex of different buildings across a piece of land. The first pavilion was built by Sultan Selim III from 1798 to 1808, for his mother, Sultan Mihrishah.

Layout

The Yildiz Palace is seperated into three courtyards. The first courtyard is where the Sultan and his leaders would govern, which makes sense because the palace served as the fourth seat of Ottoman government. In this courtyard, one may find offices for governing officials, the extensive library of Sultan Abdulhamid II, and an armory. In the second courtyard was the private living area for the Sultan and his family. The third courtyard was where the outer gardens were. These gardens included some of the rarest plants and flowers at the request of Sultan Abdulhamid II. Also, the third courtyard is where the Yildiz Tile Factory was located as well. There, the Ottomans created tiles and other forms of art like vases from porcelain.

Here is a photograph of a piece of the outer gardens at the Yildiz Palace.