Elevator Installations near by the Bosphorus from Ottoman Era

摘要

Between 18th and 19th centuries couple of palace and pavilions such as Dolmabahce Palace and Hidiv Pavilion was built near by the Bosphorus and were used for official matters and as the residence of Sultan or the summer home of the Sultan's family or used to host foreign guests in Istanbul. One of the best examples of "art-nouveau" style building in Istanbul is Hidiv Pavilion. There are three steam-powered elevator installations. They were not individually powered and driven by a central steam engine. Electrical drive machine replaced the steam-powered elevator. This paper briefly presents some aspects of old fashion elevator systems and also the early applications for elevators used in Istanbul.