Mermer Köşk
In Mermer Köşk, the Marble Pavilion, stood a freestanding symbol of the Beylerbeyi Palace complex, its marble-clad exterior reflecting the Empire style of its era. Erected to accompany the Beylerbeyi complex, its construction began alongside the palace in 1829 and reached completion in 1832, making it one of the surviving elements of the original ensemble after the wooden palace was demolished between 1861 and 1863. After the Republic was proclaimed, the pavilion passed into state care and, in 1925, joined the Directorate of National Palaces; it opened to visitors with the main palace in 1964, but closed in 1971 and did not reopen with the main building in 1981. The Beylerbeyi complex, including Mermer Köşk, gained museum status in 1985 and reopened on 5 July that year. …
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