Sunday, 4 January 2015

Fountain of Ahmed III / facade detail

South-east façade detail of a drinking fountain built by Mimar Ahmed Aga, 1729, in the Ottoman Rococo style. This was commissioned by Sultan Ahmed III and is typical of the architecture of the Tulip Period. Near the entrance to the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey. 

(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 - credit: Images George Rex.)