Istanbul European side of the bosphorus yale garden study on spatial development

As one of the unique beauties of Bosporus, Bosporus watersides have been composed and formed through long ages along the Bosporus. Not only an architectural form and a residential type, the Bosporus watersides also were being a part of the culture in which they built. They project the life traditions of ages in which they built. Their users were using those buildings as summer resorts, comprised of a hall, wide rooms, kitchen and other com-ponents. The gardens of the watersides also have had own to them charac-teristics, and they were setting out unique beauties. The gardens of the watersides in Bosporus were beyond comparison by their organizational schemes and landscape designs. The watersides were designing with a gar-den within the bounds of spatial possibilities. The gardens were decorating with colorful flowery plants. Many watersides which were built in Bosporus have reached until today. As a housing type, these structures are among the most important buildings of Bosporus. The Bosporus watersides having unique architectural samples and features on themselves, and they need to be well-preserved. However, it has been revealed by some researches that some of these structures have disappeared in time. There are many causes for such a removal. By analyzing these causes we need these buildings better preserving nowadays. Bosporus watersides and their gardens nowadays need better protection by will be produced effective politics. Having own to them architectural features and styles those buildings also are a part of our culture. We must better protect our historical and cultural patterns. This is a must to respect our history and culture too.