It was originally used as a restroom for Sultan. He would watch sporting events and entertainments organised in the lower garden. And later, during the Tulip Era (1718-1730), it was used as a lodge for guests. This pavilion was the first example of a new style that has since come be to be called “Turkish Rococo” and it had a great influence on 18th-century residential architecture; particularly on the seaside mansions, found along the Bosphorus.