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Perili Köşk (originally known as the Yusuf Ziya Pasha Mansion and currently housing the headquarters of Borusan Holding and the Borusan Contemporary art museum) is a historical monument at the Rumelihisarı neighbourhood of the Sarıyer district in Istanbul, Turkey. Built in 1911, the castle-like red brick mansion with stained glass windows is located close to the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. The building has 9 floors above ground level and has a gross floor area of around .〔(Emporis: Yusuf Ziya Pasha Mansion )〕 The popular nickname of the mansion, ''Perili Köşk'' (meaning the "Haunted Mansion" in Turkish) refers to its construction remaining partially unfinished for a long period (its second and third floors remained empty for decades.)〔(Homepage of "Borusan Contemporary" fine arts museum at Perili Köşk )〕 The building's exterior appearance was carefully restored and completed in line with the original design between 1995 and 2000 by architect Hakan Kıran, who also renovated its interior.〔〔 ''Perili Köşk'' is also the title of a story by the renowned Turkish author Ömer Seyfettin. == History == The mansion was built by Ottoman Vizier Yusuf Ziya Pasha, at the time a respected member of the Turkish military, for his family's accommodation. The construction of the building started in the early 1910s. However, the construction work was interrupted due to the recruitment of the skilled workmen following the Ottoman Empire's entry into the First World War. Yusuf Ziya Pasha's second wife Nebiye Hanım and her three daughters from her first husband lived in the mansion until 1926. After the death of Yusuf Ziya Pasha, the family continued to own the mansion until the early 1990s. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Perili Köşk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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