Incredible Ottoman-Era Bird Palaces That Show How Much Turkish People Loved Birds
Back in the times of the Ottoman Empire, people would build elaborate miniature palaces for the birds. Found in the territory of today’s Turkey, the birdhouses were affixed to the outer walls of significant city structures, such as mosques, inns, bridges, libraries, schools and fountains.
Up until today, nearly every city in Turkey had some examples of this kind of fascinating bird architecture. The oldest one is a 16th-century bird palace that is attached the Büyükçekmece Bridge in Istanbul.
Not only did they provide the birdies with shelter, these structures also fulfilled a religious purpose – they were believed to grant good deeds to those who built them.
The bird houses adopted different names over the years, such as “kuş köşkü” (bird pavilions), “güvercinlik” (dovecots) and “serçe saray” (sparrow palace). Nevertheles, no matter how you call them, one thing is for sure – the mesmerizing pieces of architecture encouraged love for animals among the Turkish public, and was a win both for the city, and for the birds.
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Back in the Ottoman Empire, people would build elaborate miniature palaces for the birds
The birdhouses were affixed to the outer walls of significant city structures…
Such as mosques, inns, bridges, libraries, schools and fountains
The oldest one is a 16th-century bird palace that is attached the Büyükçekmece Bridge in Istanbul
Not only did they provide the birdies with shelter, these structures also fulfilled a religious purpose
They birdhouses were believed to grant good deeds to those who built them
They encouraged love for animals among the Turkish public, and was a win both for the city, and for the birds
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Share on Facebookşimdi de kaldırımlara açılan delikleri bile doldurup balkonlara dikenli tel takıyoruz harikayız!!
hay bin telefon kaldırımlardaki kuş deliklerini bile çöple dolduruyoruz diyecektim.
Load More Replies...They also destroyed several of the beautiful cathedrals and monuments of Christianity that would have existed today
Could you name them or can you just pretend that they were solely Christian buildings? The sad thing is that Turkey had been through a fast industrialization and population growth which have resulted in the destruction of many Ottoman-Turkish buildings too. On the other hand, you can detect examples of "destruction" if you read about how Crusades had a destructive impact on Greek Byzantine Constantinople for instance. Reading history could help us to look in a broader perspective and thinking twice before blaming just one actor...
Load More Replies...şimdi de kaldırımlara açılan delikleri bile doldurup balkonlara dikenli tel takıyoruz harikayız!!
hay bin telefon kaldırımlardaki kuş deliklerini bile çöple dolduruyoruz diyecektim.
Load More Replies...They also destroyed several of the beautiful cathedrals and monuments of Christianity that would have existed today
Could you name them or can you just pretend that they were solely Christian buildings? The sad thing is that Turkey had been through a fast industrialization and population growth which have resulted in the destruction of many Ottoman-Turkish buildings too. On the other hand, you can detect examples of "destruction" if you read about how Crusades had a destructive impact on Greek Byzantine Constantinople for instance. Reading history could help us to look in a broader perspective and thinking twice before blaming just one actor...
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