Tomb and Cemetery of Sultan Mahmud The Second

Tomb and Cemetery of Sultan Mahmud The Second

This tomb is located on the and Baliali Street. The Street interrect in Çemberlitaş. It was built by Abdülmecit in 1840 for his father Mahmut the Second. The achitect was Karabet Balyan. It was built by Ohannes Dagyan and Boğs Dağyan in 1840. Later Sultan Abdülaziz and Sultan Abdülhamit the second were also buried in the tomb of Sultan Mahmud the second. The tomb is a simple structure in the empire style in an octogonal shape and in an European style.

Accessed by steps, the tomb has eight corners and its dome was decorated with garlands and flowers. The interior of the structure is surrounded by marble calligraphy by Mehmet Haşim. It includes a public fountain and a cemetery as well. The tomb of Sultan Mahmud the second has interesting features with its dome engigns and window bars which are distinctive examples of forged iron.