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MUSEUM OF TURKISH AND
ISLAMIC ARTS
Since 1983, the museum has occupied the
16th century building situated along the western side of Sultanahmet Square (the
Hippodrome). The building used to be the palace of Ibrahim Pasha. Apart from the
imperial palaces, it is the only extant private palace. The edifice surrounds
the three sides of a terrace, forming a courtyard in the middle. Following the
entrance, the first section of the museum is reached by a staircase from the
courtyard. Rare ancient works of art created in various Islamic are on display
in the rooms. Stone and baked clay objects, ceramic and glassware, and
handwritten books are some of the most valuable examples of their period. The
carpets exhibited in large halls occupying the section of the building with wide
windowsin the facade, are magnificent examples of the famous 13th - 20th century
hand-knotted Turkish carpets. This matchless collection is the richest of
its kind in the world. The 13th century Seljouk carpets and rare examples from
the following centuries are restored and exhibited much care.
- THE MUSEUM OF CARPETS AND
KILIMS
The administration of Pious Foundations of the Turkish Republic owns
an extensive collection of old carpets and kilims, but only a part
of this collection is displayed.The carpets are exhibited in the
Sultan’s Pavilion in the Sultanahmet Mosque,and the kilims in the
vaulted lower galleries entered through the rear gardens of the
mosque.The best examples of 13th-20th century Turkish carpets are
exhibited along the ramp which is the entrance to the pavilion,and
in the rooms where the Sultan used to rest.The carpets and kilims on
displey have been restored and displayed in a contemporary fashion.
THE MOSAIC MUSEUM
The marketplace behind the Sultanahmet Mosque is situated on the
remains of an old palace dated between the 4th and 6th centuries.The
mosaics of the palace were discovered at the lower edge of the
market, in their original places.It is known that these mosaics,
unearthed in the 1930s, used to decorate the floor of a large hall
in the palace.Various hunting scenes,scenes from everyday life and
impressive decorative designs exhibit high quality workmanship. Buds
encircled by bent acanthus leaves, a Medusa head and scenes from a
lion hunt are some o the most attractive examples. Scenes depicted
by the style of Antakya Mosaic School (Roman Age), are extremely
realistic. Following the discovery of these mosaics unearthed in
other sections of the city were framed by concrete panels and
brought here to be displayed. Restroration of the market place has
been completed and Mosaic Museum has been reopened to the public.
THE
YEREBATAN CISTERN (THE BASILICA CISTERN)
The largest and the most magnificent covered cistern in Istanbul is
entered through a small building to the west of Haghia Sophia
Square. The ceiling of this forest of columns is made of brick and
is cross-vaulted. A street runs above a section of the cistern. Due
to a basilica once situated on the cistern, it is known as the
Basilica Cistern.It was built in the 6th century,in the reign o
Justinian, to supply water to the paşace complex nearby.
There are twenty eight columns in each of the twelve rows of columns
(a total of 336), and the cistern measures 140 metres by 70 metres.
Some of the columns have plain but most of them have Corinthian
capitals. The water levet in the cistern changes from season to
season. There are pipes at different levels in the eastern wall and
water used to be distributed through these pipes. The traces left by
different leves of water can be seen on the columns.
During the restoration porject initated in 1984,the floor of the
cistern was scraped, and when the two metres-deep mud was removed,
the original brick pavement was brought to light. Also, two Medusa
heads which serve as the bases of two of the columns were
discovered.
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