FORMATION OF WATERSIDES ON THE BOSPORUS AND SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OF BOSPORUS WATERSIDE GARDENS

Year 2013, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 571 - 578, 01.12.2013

Petek Jawdet Abdulla

Abstract

As one of the unique beauties of Bosporus, Bosporus watersides have been composed and formed
through long ages along the Bosporus. Not only an architectural form and a residential type, the Bosporus
watersides also were being a part of the culture in which they were built. They project the life traditions of the
ages in which they were built. Their users were using those buildings as summer resorts, comprised of a hall,
wide rooms, kitchen and other components. The gardens of the watersides also have had their own
characteristics, and they were setting out unique beauties. The gardens of the watersides in Bosporus were
beyond comparison by their organizational schemes and landscape designs. The watersides were designed with a
garden within the bounds of spatial possibilities. The gardens were decorated with colorful flowery plants. Many
watersides, which were built in Bosporus, have reached until today. As a type of residences, these buildings are among the most important buildings of Bosporus. The Bosporus watersides have unique architectural samples
and features and they need to be well preserved. However, it has been identified that some of those structures
have disappeared in time. There are many causes for such a removal. By analyzing these causes, we need to
preserve these buildings better nowadays. Bosporus watersides and their gardens today need a better protection
by effective policies to be produced. Having unique architectural features and styles, those buildings also are a
part of our culture. We must better protect our historical and cultural patterns. This is a must to respect our
history and culture too.

Keywords

Bosporus watersides, Bosporus, Architectural form, Residence, Culture, Gardens of watersides

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