Dolmabahçe Palace
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Dolmabahçe Palace is a 19th-century imperial palace located in Istanbul, Turkey, along the European shore of the Bosporus, which served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 185
A view of Dolmabahçe Palace from the Bosporus
Abdülmecid I
Façade of the Selamlık
The Ceremonial Hall with the world's largest crystal chandelier, previously believed to have been a gift from Queen Victoria.
Topkapı Palace
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The Topkapı Palace or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the completion of Dolmabahçe Palace in 1853, it served as t
Dolmabahçe Palace
…ordered by the empire's 31st sultan, Abdülmecid I, and built between the years 1843 and 1853. Previously, the sultan and his family had lived at the Topkapı Palace, but as the medieval Topkapı was lacking in contemporary style, luxury, and comfort, as compared to the palaces of the European monarchs, Abdülmecid…
View of the Topkapı Palace from the Golden Horn
Bağdat Köşkü, or Kiosk of Baghdad, located in Topkapı Palace, It was built under Sultan Murad IV.
Gate of Salutation
Sultan Mehmed II ordered the initial construction around the 1460s