Khedive(Hidiv) Pavilion was built by the Italian architect Delfo Seminati by the Egyptian Khedive Abbas Hilmi Pasha in 1907 in Çubuklu, Beykoz District. Built on an area of 27o acres, the pavilion was designed in the “Art Nouveau” style with a tower that overlooks the Bosphorus. In its tower, there is a view from which half of the Bosphorus is watched. Another important feature of the Khedive Pavilion is that it has the first steam-powered elevator. There is a fountain made of marble in the middle of the main entrance of the pavilion, followed by fountains and pools. There is a living room with a fireplace on the ground floor, whose ceilings are covered with stained glass, and two large bedrooms in the form of a circle on the upper floor, a toilet and bathrooms.
The Khedive Pavilion has a grove-like garden. You can take a walk among the pine trees surrounding the umbrella-shaped pavilion and many trees and plants, accompanied by the smell of the Bosphorus.
Khedive title; It is a title given to the governors appointed by the Ottoman Empire to Egypt. After the occupation of Egypt by the British, the kingdom system started in the country, and the duty of the Egyptian Khedive Abbas Hilmi Pasha came to an end. Khedive Abbas Hilmi Pasha went to Switzerland and settled there, but his family stayed in this pavilion until 1937. After this date, the pavilion and its lands were purchased by the Istanbul Municipality and are now operated by Beltur.
