Küçüksu Palace Qasr Palace (Palace of the Little water), or, in other words, Goksu Qasr (Palace of Heavenly Water) takes its name from the rivers flowing here and flows into the Bosporus - Goksu and Küçüksu Palace. Creek itself is very picturesque. Küçüksu Palace is decorated with an Asian coast of the Bosphorus in Beykoz.

Küçüksu Palace Qasr is a two-story castle, located on the banks of Goksu stream on the Anatolian side of the city, between Anadolu Hisar fortress and the bridge of Sultan Mehmed. The palace was designed and built for the Sultan Abdulmedzhida I Armenian-Turkish architect Grigor Amir Balian and his son Nikogosov Balian (1856 - 1857). Hand famous architect belongs to the famous Dolmabahce Palace. But if Dolmabahce - a brilliant, handsome, caressed the attention of tourists from all over the world and well-deserved rest on the laurels of glory, then Küçüksu Palace Qasr be called his younger brother. We can not say that he - a miniature copy of the Dolmabahce Palace, but very noticeable features in common - the same architectural techniques, small strokes.

Divittar Emin Pasha Mehmet - the Grand Vizier in 1752 was built in honor of Sultan Mahmud I (1730-54gg.) Is a wooden house, which eventually become obsolete and was destroyed, and the current building castle Qasr Küçüksu Palace was built of stone in its place.

Castle in the style of Baroque and Rococo and was the summer residence of the Sultan. This is a vivid monument of the so-called Ottoman Baroque. It is a style which practiced Armenian architects Balyan. Making the castle successfully combines traditional Turkish motifs interspersed with European curiosities. Invited masters who built the Vienna State Opera, were responsible for the decoration of the premises.

Above the basement floor is built has 2 floors, the facade of the palace, which have excellent external finish. Basement has been allocated under the pantry, kitchen, utility room and maid's room in the upper floor is the main salon and the four corners of the hall. This building was used for recreation or fees to hunt only in the daytime, so the bedrooms were not provided.

Generally, the first impression, which produces tourist Kyuchuksu Castle Qasr, when they find themselves in it - a cascade of stairs that runs up right up to the entrance to the right and to the left and merge into a narrow band over the head .  In the interior of the second floor is one of these ladders Baroque .  On the first floor will draw the attention of any tourist desk of extraordinary beauty - a rarity since the printsstva future Sultan Abdyulhamita II .  So skillfully carved from wood without a single nail Sultan's hand .  Decorating the interior Iranian carpet has a unique beauty shaped pattern of various animals .  Precious things that fill the Palace Qasr Küçüksu Palace .  its decoration and interior designed in the Ottoman style during the late Ottoman rule: the chandelier of Bohemian glass, marble from Italy, carpets, Turkish and Persian, paintings on the walls - the originals Aivazovsky, huge mirrors designed to reflect and amplify light of massive heavy chandeliers, marvelous ceiling covered gold-painted .

Palace gives a special flavor carving that adorns the building from the outside. Fountain, located in the garden inside the palace, as well as stairs, designed in the Baroque style. In 1803, it was built in honor of his mother Mihrishah Walid Sultan Selim III. This fountain and a swimming pool located in the garden, make the castle of Qasr Küçüksu Palace one whole.

In 1944, the palace turned into a museum, which by now attracted much attention of visitors and tourists because of its excellent carving, carpets, crystal chandeliers and fireplaces.