Ihlamur Pavillons

Ihlamur Pavillon in Istanbul 

There are a couple af two bedroom guest houses of the Sultans located in a park. Over a couple hundred years the area was transformed from warehouses to a parkland for the sultans to use. The sultans used the area for relaxation and meditation.  Then they built a couple of guest houses. Upstairs are two rooms on either side of an entrance and living area. There is a royal toilet and wash area.

The royal toilet.  I am assuming that someone washed  the sultan's butt.  See the faucet to the left. The water would wash down the hole in front.

The sink. The guide said it was  marble from the sea of Maramar.  By the way I never knew there was a sea of Maramar.  In talking to Mori, he mentioned it, and I was really impressed by his knowledge of geography.

It looks like fake marble, or it is one really large piece of unblemish marble.  It doesn't really form that way.  This is actually a specific type of stucco that the used  

The ceiling is all full of the Baroque glitter and ornamentation