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.