Native name: Kucuksu Kasri
Kucuksu Qasr is located near the Fortress of Anatolia . It was built between 1856-57 by the imperial architect Nikogos Balyan on behalf of Sultan Abdulmecit in between 1856¬57 . The site of the palace was the place of a timber kiosk built in the reign of Mahmut I (1730-54) . The palace has a double floor above the basement . It has a nice view with its baroque-rococo style facades . The palace consists of kitchens and storage rooms . There were no bedrooms because the building was used only for one day for relaxation and hunting purposes by several sultans .
The facade parallel to the Bosphorus has a grandiose stairway in the middle . The upper floors of the pavilion were arranged as saloons and corner rooms . The second floor is ascended from the baroque stairs which Abdlilhamit II has added when he was (Shehzade) a prince . The building has a European style . The rooms and halls are decorated with exquisite fire places made of Italian marble , fine wood parquet floor , European furniture , crystal chandeliers , mirrors , and paintings . In the republic period , the palace was used for governmental receptions , however in 1983 it was opened for the public .
Kucuksu Qasr is open from
09:30 AM to 7:00 PM (6:00 in winter) except for Mondays and Thursdays .
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