Kağıthane Emirgan Promenade (MEGT)
Istanbul, Turkey
Evliya Çelebi describes this place as follows: There is a bathhouse made out of glass walls where bathers can watch the birds feeding their young within the rose garden. Outside, there is a vineyard and a wooded area where lovers meet.


Source: Travel Account, 17th century


-Nurhan Atasoy, Seyit Ali Kahraman


Source:

Evliya Çelebi Seyahatnâmesi: Topkapı Sarayı Bağdat 304 Yazmasının transkripsiyonu (Open in Zotero)


Originally published at: Atasoy, Nurhan, and Seyit Ali Kahraman “Kağıthane Emirgan Promenade.” Middle East Gardens Traditions. Dumbarton Oaks, December 1, 2014. https://www.doaks.org/resources/middle-east-garden-traditions/catalogue/C98. Archived at: https://perma.cc/5UDZ-R9BM.

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Istanbul, Turkey
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Dates of attested life: -19th century
Date of entry of information: August 2007
Style Periods
1299-1922
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Kağıthane Emirgan Promenade (MEGT)
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Kağıthane Emirgan Promenade
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landscape
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