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Hıstorıcal
palace gardens of Istanbul
Elmas Erdogan
Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of
Landscape Architecture, Ankara, TR. E-mail:
eerdogan@agri.ankara.edu.tr. Tel:
+90 312 596 17 32.
Fax: +90 312 317 64 67.
Accepted 3 August, 2009 |
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Nature is an ideal habitat for humankind with all its
sources taking place in a unique texture. When the relation
between nature and man was examined, it was seen that the
first effects of man upon nature originated from hunting and
food supply. Then, after the establishment of human
settlements, man began to identify his habitat both by
arranging spaces and open spaces around living environments.
Turks have a large scope of nature perception as a synthesis
of various cultures that had lived in Anatolia through
history. Nature was always a mystic sacred space for
Anatolian civilizations which also had a cosmic value that
has to be respected. Besides, nature was considered as a
vital phenomenon integrated with daily life. In this
article, basic characteristics of Turkish garden were
emphasized, then historical palace gardens of Istanbul were
presented as the representators of their period and at the
final stage, due to the comparative study, general
characteristics, common elements and design principles
defining Turkish garden were identified.
Key words:
Istanbul-Turkey, Turkish garden, palace garden, historical
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