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Three tall, narrow round-arched windows constitute the main elements of the facade decoration. There are also second-floor balconies on the side overlooking the water. The waterside entrance of the pavilion, which has four doors, opens onto a large salon.

THE SOOTHING BURBLE OF THE FOUNTAINS
The circular hall at the entrance is characteristic of Ottoman building style. Mounting one of the staircases that rise on either side, if you look up at the ceiling you will see an enormous chandelier and a dome-shaped ceiling magnificently decorated with curving branches and clusters of flowers in pomegranate, rose, jasmine, carnation and tulip motifs. The lower salon, approached down a delicately worked staircase, boasts a largish, intricately carved marble pool. A large, covered vase, also of marble, stands in the
center of the pool on a marble base surrounded by four swans. The cover of the vase is carved with four large, plump dovetailed fish.
Water pouring from a spout in the center of the fishes’ tails and from the mouths of the fish and the swans produces a soothing sound.


 
 
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