FOUNTAIN OF EMPEROR GUILLAUME (ALMAN ÇEŞMESI)
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This fountain is, above all, a very strong symbol: that of a time when the grandson of Queen Victoria of England, Emperor Frédéric Wilhelm II had great plans for the Middle East. He was isolated diplomatically and allied with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was the flag of the Muslim world against the threatening imperialism of Russia, England and France. In 1898, he decided to make a great trip through the Ottoman Empire, whose sincere and faithful friend he wants. Received by Sultan Abdülhamid II, he testifies to his friendship and support by offering him this fountain which carved the hippodrome in 1901. It was on this occasion that the square was forested.
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Elle a été construite selon le style de la néorennaissance, sur un plan octogone et vouté puis a été inaugurée pour l’anniversaire de Wilhelm II le 27 janvier 1901. Elle a été structurée en Allemagne, exportée par pièces à Istanbul puis placée sur la place de Sultan Ahmed. L’intérieur du dôme revêtu de mosaïques, repose sur huit colonnes de porphyre vertes et vers l’arc du dôme se trouve huit médaillons où il y a inscrit le tughra (monogrome des sultans ottomans) de Abdulhamid II et les initiales de Wilhelm II.
Les Arcs situés entre les colonnes de la fontaine qui se trouve sur la place de Sultan Ahmed, renforcent la valeur artistique de ce monument qui est un symbole de fraternité enracinée turco-allemande.