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Beykoz Glass and Crystal Museum takes its name from the Beykoz Glass and Crystal Factory-i Hümâyûn, which was established in this district during the Ottoman period and was the most important glass factory of its time. The museum’s historic building was commissioned by Abraham Pasha, who was the doorkeeper of Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, and was elevated to the rank of vizier by Sultan Abdülaziz. In the 19th century, Abraham Pasha had mansions, aviaries, pools, a theater building, and a stable built on his land in Beykoz. Of the structures mentioned, the stable building that has survived to the present day was restored by the National Palaces and converted into a museum. This U-shaped stone building, bearing the architectural characteristics of the 19th century, offers original museum spaces with its magnificent structure.

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Located within a large grove, the grounds of Beykoz Glass and Crystal Museum are approximately 360 dönüms. The museum has a garden of magnificent beauty, dazzling with its exotic plants and containing every shade of green with its 117 different species of trees. Abraham Pasha took meticulous care of the garden of his farm in Beykoz, bringing and planting here plants and trees that were not found in the Ottoman State at that time. The fact that the flora in its garden is so diverse and historic also gives Beykoz Glass and Crystal Museum the character of a botanical museum.

In the collection of Beykoz Glass and Crystal Museum, where the stages of development of Turkish glass art can be traced, there are, in addition to Turkish glassworks, unique works produced in Europe for the Ottoman palaces. The museum, where 1.480 pieces from distinguished examples of glass art are exhibited, consists of 12 thematic sections.

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Source: Presidency of National Palaces Address: Merkez, Mehmet Yavuz Cd. No:115, 34820 Beykoz/İstanbul