Although I’ve completed my write-up of my trip to Turkey, Georgia and Armenia, there was quite a lot that I missed out and have meant to come back to. This is one of those posts, but the summary of the trip is at https://www.julianwhite.uk/turkey-georgia-and-armenia-final-thoughts/, with a link to all the blog posts that I wrote up telling the story of that little adventure.
This is the Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III which is a reminder that the Ottomans were doing hydration in some considerable style. Plonked outside Topkapı Palace, it’s a public fountain and sebil (a kiosk where free water was provided by an attendant) from the early 1700s, commissioned by Sultan Ahmed III, who clearly believed that if you’re going to dispense water you may as well do it with finesse.
It’s decadent for a fountain, but I like it.