page_title: Fountain of Ahmed III
hierarchical_section_title: Fountain of Ahmed III
caption_attribution_description: English: The old Imperial Gate (Bab-ı Hümayun) before it was destroyed by fire. To the right is the Fountain of Ahmet III, to the left a corner of Hagia Sophia.
context_page_description: The Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III is a fountain in a Turkish rococo structure in the great square in front of the Imperial Gate of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built under Ottoman sultan Ahmed III in 1728, in the style of the Tulip period. It was a social centre and gathering place during the Ottoman period of Constantinople.
context_section_description: The Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III (Turkish: III. Ahmet Çeşmesi) is a fountain in a Turkish rococo structure in the great square in front of the Imperial Gate of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built under Ottoman sultan Ahmed III in 1728, in the style of the Tulip period. It was a social centre and gathering place during the Ottoman period of Constantinople.
caption: The fountain next to the Imperial Gate, etching by Choiseul-Gouffier.
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