Historic building· Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Kadınlar Çeşmesi
Kadınlar Çeşmesi is a historic building in Beyoğlu, İstanbul; It was commissioned in 1786 by Nakşidil Valide Sultan as a public square fountain with a prayer platform.
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- 41.0466°N · 28.9632°E
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It was commissioned in 1786 by Nakşidil Valide Sultan as a public square fountain with a prayer platform. Nakşidil Valide Sultan was the wife of Sultan Abdülhamid I and the mother of Sultan Mahmud II. The building inscription reads: Abdülhamid Han, fortunate one of the face of the earth, whose command the people of the world obey like flowing water; the morning sun is a golden basin at the fountain of his bounty, the radiant moon a silver vessel at the spring of his justice. Since his royal endeavour was devoted to good works, his closest harem attendants all busied themselves with charity. Especially...
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