The palace was built by Italian architect Delfo seminati in 1907 by order of Egypt's Abbasid Helmi Pasha (the last Ottoman Khedive ruled Egypt) on an area of 1000 m 2 and decorated with the Italian Art Nouveau style.
Khedive Palace is located in Beykoz, in the Asian section of Istanbul.
After Egypt gained independence from the Ottoman Empire after being under British occupation, Khedive Abbas Helmi Pasha traveled to Istanbul. After his meeting with Sultan Mohammed Rashad V, the son of Sultan Abdul Majeed, Khedive Abbas was deposed from his post. He and his family lived in the Khedive Palace, which he ordered to build.
In 1930, after Khedive left the palace, the municipality of Istanbul bought it, but it was rarely used between 1937 and 1982 as a venue for filming, which caused damage and destruction to the palace and its properties, especially the stained glass, which was destroyed in order to provide the necessary lighting for filming the movies.
The renovation work of the palace started in 1982 and lasted for two years. In 1984 it was converted and reopened as a hotel, restaurant and cafe. Today, the palace is invested by the Baltur Foundation of Istanbul Municipality, which is used for weddings, meetings and seminars.
At the center of the main entrance to the palace there is a way of water as well as other road buildings and water pools within the palace. The paths between the salons draw a circle around the ponds and the circle ends at the entrance hall.
The circular section above the fireplace fireplace on the entrance floor consists of 2 bedrooms, en suite toilet and interesting bathrooms. Another advantage of the palace is its tower, which can be seen half the bay area. This tower can be ascended by stairs or by an elevator with a central floor with a balcony and at the top an exposed surface.
