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c) Kaiser Wilhelm Köflkü-Hereke / Kaiser Wilhelm Manor-
Hereke
Hereke'nin hal›s› gibi, tarihi eserleri de dünyada tan›nan eserler aras›nda
yer al›r. Bunlardan biri de, Hereke k›y›s›nda, eskiden Sümerbank'a ait olan
dokuma ve hal› fabrikas›n›n s›n›rlar› içinde bulunan Kaiser II. Wilhelm
Köflkü’dür. Köflkün yap›l›fl› gibi ilginç bir hikayesi de var. Hereke hal›lar›n›n
uluslararas› bir ün kazanmas›ndan sonra Hereke'ye gelen yabanc›
misafirlerin barakalarda a¤›rlanmas›n›n ay›p oldu¤u düflünülerek fabrikan›n
flerefi ile münasip bir köflk inflas› uygun görülmüfl ve Alman ‹mparatoru
Kaiser II. Wilhelm’in ‹zmit’i ziyareti öncesinde Sultan II. Abdülhamit’in
emriyle bu köflk yapt›r›lm›flt›r. Y›ld›z Saray›’nda üç haftada infla edilen
Köflk, deniz yoluyla parçalar halinde getirilerek bir günde yerine monte
edilmifltir. Sultan II. Abdülhamid'i ziyaret eden Alman imparatoru II.
Wilhelm, imparatoriçe Augusta Victoria, Bulgaristan Prensi ve Alman Sefiri
Baron Marshal, ‹ngiliz Sefiri ‹bn Reflit gibi yabanc› misafirler bu ününden
dolay› Hereke'yi ziyaret etmifller ve bu köflkte a¤›rlanarak, kendilerine
ipek seccade, hal›, elbiselik kumafl, boyun atk›s›, mafllah ve mendil gibi
Hereke yap›m› hediyeler verilmifl. ‹mparator da köflke eflsiz bir böcek
koleksiyonu hediye etmifl. Herhangi bir kesinlik içermemekle birlikte,
‹talyan mimar Raimondo d’Aronco taraf›ndan yap›ld›¤› san›lan köflkün
yap›m›nda tekne yap›m tekni¤i kullan›lm›fl ve metal çivi hiç kullan›lmam›flt›r.
Bütünüyle ahflap konstrüksiyonla oluflturulmufl ve ilginç bir tasar›m özelli¤i
olarak gerek deniz, gerekse kara taraf›na aç›lan birçok kap› yap›lm›flt›r.
Köflkün tefriflinde Hereke dokumas› hal›lar, ipekli döflemelik ve perdelikler
kullan›lm›flt›r. Saraylardan getirilen eflyalarla döflenen köflkün salonunda
yer alan bergere stilindeki koltuk tak›m›n›n ise, 20. yüzy›l bafllar›nda
yap›lm›fl oldu¤u san›lmaktad›r.
Just like its carpets, the historical structures in Hereke are also among
world-renown structures. One of these structures is the Manor of Kaiser
Wilhelm II located in the shore of Hereke where the weaving and carpet
factory of Sümerbank used to be located. The manor’s story of building
is an interesting one. It was deemed to be necessary to build a manor for
foreign visitors who came to Hereke to see the carpets woven there after
they became world-renown as it entertaining these visitors in simple huts
was not appropriate and this manor was built upon the order of Sultan
Abdülhamit II before the German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II’s visit to ‹zmit.
The manor was built within three weeks within Y›ld›z Palace and it was
carried in pieces through the seaway to Hereke where it was reintegrated.
Foreign guests like the German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II; Baron Marshall,
Prince of Bulgaria and Ambassador of Germany and ‹bn-Reflit, Ambassador
of Britain who came to see Sultan Abdülhamit II and Hereke due to its
famous carpets were entertained in this manor and local souvenirs like
silk prayer rugs, carpets, tailoring fabrics, shawls and handkershiefs
produced in Hereke. The Emperor later presented a unique bug collection
to the manor. Although not precisely known, the manor is known to be
built by the Italian architect Raimondo d’Aronco and no metal nails were
used as the boat construction technique was employed for its construction.
The manor has a complete wooden construction and it has many doors,
as an interesting detail, opening to various directions facing both the land
and the sea. Hereke carpets, silk cladding and curtains were used in
furnishing the manor. The bergeré-style sitting group in the living room
of the manor which was decorated with furniture from palaces is thought
to be built in the early 20th century.
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