Alman Çeşmesi
Alman Çeşmesi stands at the northern end of Istanbul’s Hippodrome as an octagonal neo-Byzantine pavilion. Its copper-clad dome rises above eight green porphyry columns on a marble pedestal.
Wilhelm II gave the fountain to Sultan Abdülhamid II after visiting Istanbul in 1898. Berlin firms and artists crafted its architectural elements before workers transported and assembled them in Istanbul. The eight-metre structure holds a basin eleven metres wide, with carved marble and golden mosaics beneath the dome. Medallions display Abdülhamid II’s tughra and Wilhelm II’s monogram beside a bronze commemorative plaque. A historical aqueduct once filled its forty-cubic-metre reservoir, while tankers now supply the water periodically because pressure problems affected the system.
Cleaning caused damage in 2011, and extensive restoration followed in 2013. Wheelchair access makes the pavilion easier to approach within the historic square.
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