XIX. Century Fountains |
Selami FountainFounder : A ruined fountain whose founder is unknown was rebuilt in 1215 AH/ 1800 by the steward of Şuhi Kadın. In 1254 AH/ 1838-39 Sultan Mahmud II ordered his treasurer to have the fountain repaired.Date :1215 AH / 1800 Location : On Bağdat Caddesi in Selâmiçeşme. Type : Single face menzil namazgâh fountain. Selim Han (III) Fountain (Cicekci Fountain)Founder : Sultan Selim III.Date :1217 AH / 1802 Location : At the corner of Harem İskelesi Sokağı in Çiçekçi in Üsküdar. Type : Single face corner fountain with storage tank. Mihrişah Valide Sultan Fountain- YeniköyFounder : Mihrişah Valide Sultan, mother of Selim III.Date :1220 AH / 1805 Location : On Köybaşı Caddesi in Yeniköy. Type : Single face wall fountain. Mahmud Han (II) FountainFounder : Sultan Mahmud II.Date :1226 AH / 1811 Location : In the garden next to Beylerbeyi Mosque on the seafront in Beylerbeyi. Type : Single face freestanding fountain. Ahmed Kamili Efendi FountainFounder : Rumeli Elhac Hafız Ahmed Kâmili Efendi.Date :1228 AH / 1813 Location : Recorded in 'Istanbul Çeşmeleri' as being on the waterfront at the coal quay south of the mosque in Sarıyer, this fountain was earlier in the fish market, but when this market was demolished in 1962, it became a freestanding fountain. Type : Single face freestanding fountain. Ahmed Aga FountainFounder : Kaptani Hacı Hafız Ahmed Ağa.Date :1233 AH / 1817 Location : On the seaward Side of the road along the Golden Horn between Eminönü and Unkapanı Type : Single face freestanding fountain. Cevri Usta Fountain and SebilFounder : Sultan Mahmud II.Date :1235 AH / 1819 Location : Cevri Kalfa School on Divanyolu in Sultanahmet. Type : Single face wall fountain with sebil. Mahmud Han (II) FountainFounder : Sultan Mahmud II.Date :1247 AH / 1831 Location : Next to the bus stop on Bağdat Caddesi opposite Bostancı Pier. Type : Single face fountain with namazgâh. Ali Bey Fountain (Cihannüma Fountain) Founder : Ali Bey Date :1252 AH / 1836 Location : On Yeni Mahalle Fırını Sokağı in Yeni Mahalle, Yıldız Type : Four face freestanding fountain. Kavacık FountainFounder : Hasan Tahsin BeyDate :1253 AH / 1837 Location : At the Eski Kavacık Çiftliği pool in Kanlıca. Type : Four face column fountain. Bezmialem Valide Sultan Fountain- MackaFounder : Bezmiâlem Valide Sultan, second wife of Mahmud II and mother of Sultan AbdülmecidDate :1255 AH / 1839 Location : On Spor Caddesi between Beşiktaş and Maçka Type : Four face freestanding fountain. Abdullah Aga and Bezmialem Valide Sultan FountainFounder : Abdullah Ağa, babüssaade ağası (chief white eunuch). Repaire by Bezmiâlem Valide Sultan, mother of Sultan Abdülmecit, in 1257 AH/ 1841. Another date inscription (1907) refers to Saraylı Serfürü Hanım.Date :1251 AH / 1841 Location : On the corner of Yağhanesi Sokağı, Yeldeğirmeni Sokağı and Yedi Emirler Çeşmesi Sokağı in Uzun Yusuf Mahallesi in Silivrikapı, Fatih. Type : Single face corner fountain. Mahmud (II) FountainFounder : Sultan Mahmud IIDate :1256 AH / 1840 Location : On Bâb-ı Âli Caddesi in the cemetery walls of Sultan Mahmud II Türbe. Type : - Bezmialem Valide Sultan Fountain- TopkapiFounder : Bezmiâlem Valide SultanDate :1259 AH / 1843 Location : At the junction of Davutpaşa and Maltepe roads in Topkapı, opposite the city gate outside the city walls. Type : Pair of single face wall fountains. Abdulmecit Han Fountain- YesilkoyFounder : Sultan AbdülmecidDate :1258 AH / 1842 Location : On the corner of Bademlik Sokak and Çekmece Caddesi in Yeşilköy. Type : Fountain with namazgâh. Bezmialem Valide Sultan Fountain- YildizFounder : Bezmiâlem Valide SultanDate :1259 AH / 1843 Location : In Cihannüma, Yıldız. Type : Pair of single face wall fountains. Baba- Oğul Fountain/ Kuruçeşme Founder : Tayfur Ağa, chief black eunuch, and his adopted son Besim Ağa, chief gentleman-in-waiting. Date :1260 AH / 1844 Location : Originally on the road between Kadıköy and Acıbadem, but now moved to the other side of the road. Type : Single face corner fountain with storage tank. Bezmialem Valide Sultan Fountain- GurabaFounder : Bezmiâlem Valide Sultan, mother of Sultan Abdülmecid.Date :1261 AH / 1845 Location : Left of the entrance to Bezmiâlem Mosque next to Bezmiâlem Vakıf Gureba Hospital in Arpaemini (Yenibahçe), Çapa. Type : Single face wall fountain. Hasan Rıza Pasa Fountain- KadıkoyFounder : Hasan Rıza Paşa, serasker (commander-in-chief).Date :1261 AH / 1845 Location : On Serasker Sokağı in Kadıköy Type : Single face corner fountain. Bezmialem Valide Sultan Fountain- SerencebeyFounder : Bezmiâlem Valide Sultan, mother of Sultan Abdülmecid.Date :1262 AH / 1846 Location : On the front façade of Cihan Apartmanı, 27 Hasırcı Veli Sokak, in Serencebey, Beşiktaş Type : Single face wall fountain. Bezmialem Valide Sultan Fountain- TarabyaFounder : Bezmiâlem Valide Sultan, mother of Sultan Abdülmecid.Date :1269 AH / 1852 Location : On Hayat Çeşmesi Sokağı in Tarabya Type : Single face wall fountain. Hasan Rıza Pasa Fountain- ModaFounder : Rıza Paşa.Date :1268 AH / 1852 Location : Opposite Moda Police Station in Mühürdar, Kadıköy Type : Single face corner fountain. Bab-ı Ali Gate FountainFounder : Sultan Abdülmecid.Date : 1848 Location : On Alay Köşkü Caddesi. Type : Single face wall fountain. Hırka-i Serif Mosque FountainFounder : Unknown.Date :19th century. Location : Adjoining the courtyard wall of Hırkâ-i Şerif Mosque. Type : Single face wall fountain Ramiz Aga FountainFounder : Ramiz Ağa.Date :1278 AH / 1861 Location : On top of the retaining wall opposite Şenlik Dede Mescid in Beşiktaş. Type : Single face corner fountain with storage tank. ertevniyal Valide Sultan Fountain Founder : Pertevniyal Valide Sultan, mother of Sultan Abdülaziz. Date :1288 AH / 1871 Location : On either side of the central courtyard gate of Valide Mosque in Aksaray Type : Single face wall fountain in four sections. Huseyin Avni Pasa FountainFounder : Hüseyin Avni Paşa, grand vezir and commander-in-chief.Date :1291 AH / 1874 Location : On Paşalimanı Caddesi in Üsküdar Type : Single face wall fountain. Dayı Ömer ve Nafia Hanım Fountain Founder : Dayı Ömer and Nafia Hanım. Date :1300 AH / 1882 Location : Çavuşzade Mosque in the grounds of Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty in Cerrahpaşa. Type : Single face freestanding fountain. Horhor FountainFounder : Unknown.Date :1293 AH / 1876 Location : An apartment building on Horhor Caddesi in Aksaray Type : Pair of single face wall fountains Bala Teknesi FountainFounder : Şeyh Mehmed Sadeddin Efendi and Şeyh Said Ali Efendi.Date :1309 AH / 1891 Location : In the middle of Bâlâ Tekkesi Sebils in Silivrikapı. Type : Single face wall fountain with sebils. Perestu Kadın FountainFounder : Perestû Kadın, the sixth wife of Sultan Abdülmecid, in memory of Bali Süleyman Ağa, chief gunner to Sultan Mehmed Han.Date :1313 AH / 1895 Location : Opposite Bâlâ Tekkesi in Silivrikapı Type : Single face wall fountain. Fountain Opposite the Openair TheatreFounder : Unknown.Date :19th century. Location : Originally next to Hasan Paşa Police Station on Beşiktaş Caddesi in Beşiktaş, and later moved to its present position opposite the Openair Theatre in Taksim. Type : Single face wall fountain in three sections. Alman (German) FountainFounder : Kaiser Wilhelm II as a gift to Sultan Abdülhamid II.Date :1316AH / 1898 Location : In Sultanahmet Park. Type : Freestanding fountain. |