The Küçüksu Pavilion in Istanbul was designed by Garabet Amira Balyan and his son Nigoğayos Balyan for Sultan Abdulmejid I. It was completed in 1857, and the page has no infobox. It replaced a two-story timber palace from the reign of Mahmud I.
The article calls the style neo-baroque. The interior has Italian marble fireplaces, Bohemian crystal chandeliers and Hereke-woven textiles and carpets, with Charles Séchan in charge of decoration. It has two main stories and a basement on a 49 by 89 foot (15 by 27 m) footprint. Cast iron railings enclose the garden, with one gate on each side.
Facade decoration was added under Abdulaziz, and some outbuildings were demolished. It served as a state guesthouse in the early Republic. A thorough restoration in 1944 preceded its opening as a museum. It appeared in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. The article gives no hours.
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