Historical Buca Baltazzi Mansion (Sultan Abdulaziz Mansion - 1860s)

History and General Information / Local Legends and Folklore The Historical Baltazzi Mansion, built in the 1860s by the famous Levantine banker Baltazzi family of Venetian origin, is a monumental palace mansion that hosted the peak of the Ottoman Empire. Ottoman Sultan Sultan Abdülaziz Han personally stayed in this mansion during his historic official trip to Izmir in 1863, and the mansion was redecorated in the sultan's honor. Today, it serves as Buca Mehmet Akif İnan Anatolian High School with its neoclassical marble columned entrance, gold leaf ceiling decorations and centuries-old garden. Geographical Structure, Altitude and Natural Features It is located in a historical cypress garden in the historical urban fabric of Buca, at an altitude of approximately 50 meters above sea level. Visiting Hours, Days and Entrance Fees