Fountain of Ahmed III / III. Ahmet Çeşmesi
Designed by Mimar Ahmed Aga, 1729, in the Ottoman Rococo style. A timber roof with very wide eaves is clad with lead panels. Decorative-only domes are also of lead-clad timber, topped with gilded bronze finials. The tiles, arabesques, palmettes, floral bas-reliefs and calligraphy are said to be of exceptionally high quality. Istanbul, Turkey.
