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.
Abdülmecid I
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Abdülmecid I was the 31st sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839.
Portrait by Konstantin Cretius
Portrait of Abdülmecid I by David Wilkie, 1840.
A painting of Abdulmejid at the Pera Museum in Istanbul (oil on canvas, 1850s).
Sultan Abdülmecid (left) with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Emperor Napoleon III of France