Kasr-ı Hümayun Palace Museum
Kasr-ı Hümayun Palace Museum (Kasr-ı Hümayun Saray Müzesi)) is located in the İzmit district of Kocaeli. It is a palace built during the period of Sultan Abdulaziz (1861-1876). The palace served some Ottoman sultans and hosted many statesmen, as well as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the French writer Claude Farrare. The facade of the two-story Neo-classical building is covered with marble in the European baroque style. The visual on the ceiling of the building is the work of the French painter Sason, and the architect of the palace is Garabet Amira Balyan.