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Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 4 p., color ills. Istanbul'un 500'üncü yilinda Çinili Kösk tavan göbegi. Notes by Ünver on Tiled Pavilion (Kiosk)'s ceiling decorations. Tiled Kiosk is a pavilion set within the outer walls of Topkapi Palace and dates from 1472 as shown on the tile inscript above the main entrance. It was built by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II as a pleasure palace or kiosk. It is located in the most outer parts of the palace, next to Gülhane Park. It was also called Glazed Kiosk (Sirça Kösk). It was used as the Imperial Museum (Ottoman Turkish: Müze-i Hümayun?, Turkish: Imparatorluk Müzesi) between 1875 and 1891. In 1953, it was opened to the public as a museum of Turkish and Islamic art, and was later incorporated into the Istanbul Archaeology Museums, housing the Museum of Islamic Art. The pavilion contains many examples of Iznik tiles and Seljuk pottery.