Hamdi Pasha took up a loan form the Ottoman Bank, mortgaged public buildings and imposed new taxes in order to furnish the new serail's offices. In 1883, a park was inaugurated in the square in front of the Serail. The park was called "Hamidie" in honor of the reigning Sultan Abdul Hamid II, but was more commonly known as the Menshieh garden.[8] The Petit Serail was inaugurated three years after the beginning of construction works in 1884.[6][9]