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Beylerbeyi Palace
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This fascinating palace which is beautifully situated on the Asian shores of
Bosphorus was built by architect Sarkis Balyan in 1865 for Sultan Abdulaziz. It
is the largest and grandest Ottoman Palace on the Asian side of Bsphorus. This
three stoyed palace which was inhabited by the Ottoman Royalty as a summer
palace was also used by the great dignitaries of word when they visited Istanbu.
Among the dignitaries, one can mention Eugenia, the wife of French Emperor
Napelyon III, who came to istanbul in 1869 as the guest of Sultan Abdulaziz; the
Emperor Franze Joseph of Austria, the shah Nasreddin of Persia, The king Edward
VIII of England (when he was Prince of Wales). Sultan Abdul Hamid II lived the
last years of his life after his years of exile in Thessaloni. He died in
Beylerbeyi palace in 1918