Evliya Çelebi describes this place as follows: It has become an imperial possession. It is worth seeing the waterfront mansion. There is a two-story fountain, and there is not another fountain as artful in the whole world. It is one of the forty imperial gardens.
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 “Kazancıoğlu Garden.” 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.
