Beykoz Glass and Crystal Museum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erbil, Nazan, author.

Language:

Turkish

Physical Description:

1 volume

Language Note:

English

Notes:

The historical building, known as the Glass Museum today, was built on 350 decares of land by Abraham Pasha, one of the pashas of Sultan Abdulaziz, in the 1800s. Abraham Pasha also served as a vizier for a while in later periods. Although the Glass Museum was used as a barn at that time, it was used as "Beykoz Glass and Billurat Fabrika-i Hümayunu", that is, a glass factory, which means the place where glass production was made in the last periods of the Ottoman Empire. The historical building, which was used as a glass factory for a while during the Republican period, later served as the Beykoz Glass and Billur Museum affiliated to the National Palaces. The Glass Museum, which was restored and opened by the National Palaces, consists of 12 different sections. Although glassware used in the Ottoman period is dominant, artifacts from the Seljuk period are also exhibited. In addition to local works, French made glassware (perfume bottle, gas lamp, et cetera) are exhibited.There is even a French-made royal carriage right at the exit of the museum. This horse carriage, which comes out with the perfect harmony of glass and mirror, is definitely worth seeing.

ISBN:

9786257380027