Turkish Pavilion
In the Imperial Park, west of the farm buildings, on a rock surrounded by trees
In the Imperial Park, west of the farm buildings, on a rock surrounded by trees
The pavilion, which was built entirely of cast iron parts, may also have been designed by Franz Rauch (see also Mirror Pavilion). It is one of the staffage buildings in the park that has existed from the beginning. Originally, it was painted white (or at least near white), which gave the pavilion an almost lace-like impression because of the fine ornaments that impressively stood out from the surrounding leafy green.
The pavilion, with its octagonal layout, is on a rocky platform and has a very flat, relatively cantilevered roof, which is crowned by a wind rose. The load-bearing parts are lavishly and imaginatively decorated, giving the pavilion an exotic but not necessarily Turkish touch.