Morning fog covers the Ishak Pasha Palace in the Dogubayazit district of Agri, eastern Turkey. The palace which was built on a hill at the side of a mountain 5 km. east of Doubeyazt District, is the last large monumental structure of the Ottoman Empire in the ‘Lale Devri’ Period. It is one of the most distinguished and magnificent examples of the 18th century Ottoman architecture and is very valuable in terms of art history.The characteristic of the palace is in its mixture of Ottoman, Persian and Seljuk architectural styles. The palace was built in 1685 by II. Ishak Pasha. According to the inscription on the top of the door at the Harem Section, it was constructed in 1784.
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