Emirgan Park’s Bosphorus views sit among historic pavilions, groves, and a diverse collection of trees. The nineteenth-century Yellow, Pink, and White pavilions were built during the estate’s period under Egypt’s Khedive Ismail Pasha, adding royal architecture to a landscape used for recreation.
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The pavilions give Emirgan Park a scale beyond an ordinary neighborhood green. During the nineteenth century, Sultan Abdülaziz gave the estate to Egypt’s Khedive Ismail Pasha, who had three surviving pavilions built between 1871 and 1878: the Yellow, Pink, and White.
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- Three surviving pavilions were built between 1871 and 1878 under Khedive Ismail Pasha.
- The pavilions are known as the Yellow, Pink, and White pavilions.
- The grove has more than 120 tree species, according to Istanbul’s municipal tourism account.
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