XX. Century Fountains

FOUNTAINS IN OTTOMAN ISTANBUL

XXth CENTURY FOUNTAINS

Abdülhamid Han (II) Fountain- Maçka
Founder : Abdülhamid Han II.
Date :1319 AH / 1901
Location : Originally in front of Nusretiye Mosque in Tophane, and later moved to one end of Maçka Park on Teşvikiye Caddesi in Maçka.
Type : Four face freestanding fountain.

Laleli Fountain
Founder : Unknown. Designed by Raimondo D'Aronco.
Date :1322 AH / 1904
Location : On Şair Ziya Paşa Sokağı in Galata.
Type : Two face corner fountain.

Hamidiye Fountain - Yıldız
Founder : Sultan Abdülhamid II.
Date :1324 AH / 1906
Location : In Yıldız Beşiktaş.
Type : Single face marble fountain.

Şeyh Zâfir Türbe Fountain/ Ertuğrul Mosque Fountain
Founder : Unknown. Designed by Raimondo D'Aronco.
Date :1322 AH / 1904
Location : Set in the railings around Şeyh Zâfir Türbe and Library in Beşiktaş.
Type : Two face wall fountain

Hamidiye Fountain - Galatasaray
Founder : Sultan Abdülhamid II.
Date :1324 AH / 1906
Location : In the grounds of Galatasaray High School.
Type : Single face freestanding cast-iron fountain

Hamidiye Fountain - Yahya Efendi Dergâh
Founder : Sultan Abdülhamid II.
Date :1324 AH / 1906
Location : At the corner of Yahya Efendi Dergâh in Yıldız.
Type : Single face wall fountain

Ayasofya Three Face Fountain
Founder : Thought to be Sultan Mehmed V because of his tuğra (imperial cipher) carved on it.
Date :1330 AH / 1911
Location : On Alemdar Caddesi between Soğukçeşme and Sultanahmet.
Type : Three face corner fountain

Erenköy İstasyon Fountain
Founder : An unnamed mother for her children Tahir and Fatma.
Date :1340 AH / 1921
Location : On Hatboyu Sokağı in Erenköy
Type : Single face wall fountain.