Gold ceremonial throne
Topkapi Palace
treasure section
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Topkapi Palace:
As the administrative center, for nearly 400 years, for the Ottoman
Empire, which was one of the greatest empires of the world,
Topkapi Palace is certainly the most important historical site
to be visited in Istanbul. That is the reason why Topkapi Palace
is one of the most frequently visited museums of Europe with
a number of more than 2,5 million visitors per yerar.
In 1461, less than ten years after the Conquest, Fatih Mehmet
ordered the construction of Topkapi Sarayi a palace that would
be known as Dar-us Saadet, the “House of Felicity”.
Topkapi Sarayi remained the seat of the Ottoman Sultans until
1868, when Abdülmecit I moved to the European-style Dolmabahçe
Palace farther up the Bosphorus.
Suleymaniye Mosque:
Suleymaniye is without question one of the greatest works of
its architect, Sinan. Begun in 1550, the mosque was completed
in 1557, with two more years required in order to finish the
entire complex (kulliye).
Harem:
The same wall has surrounded this mysterious and magical place,
for centruies hiding the faces, the history and the dramas that
unfolded in theese rooms. |
Interior of Suleymaniye Mosque |
