Imperial Harem
The Imperial Harem in Topkapı Palace occupied one of the sections of the private apartments of the sultan; it contained more than 400 rooms. The harem was home…
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Fountain Sultan Ahmed III a sizable fountain housed in a Turkish Rococo structure located just outside the Topkapı Palace in front of the main gate, It was…
Side entrance gate to the Hagia Sophia mosque
The Imperial Gate -This massive gate, originally dating from 1478, is now covered in 19th-century marble. Its central arch leads to a high-domed passage; gilded…
Byzantine Church Hagia Irene - . It is one of the few churches in Istanbul that has not been converted into a mosque, as it was used as an arsenal for storing…
The Gate of Salutation, entrance to the Second courtyard of Topkapı Palace Also known as the Middle Gate (Turkish: Orta Kapı), leads into the palace and the…
Tower of Justice
This throne is called the Festival Throne. It is thought that it was made in the first half of the Eighteenth Century. In an archive document in the palace…
The Topkapi Dagger is an magnificent emerald -studded jeweled dagger that was made in 1747 and was intended as a gift from Sultan Mahmud I to the ruler of…
Divan (Imperial) Chamber – the seat of the Imperial Council. This is where all the affairs of the empire were managed and citizens could enter the Second…
Divan Chamber
Divan Chamber
Harem and Palace Chimneys
View across the Bosporus including the Çamlıca Hill TV Radio Tower was inaugurated on May 29, 2021. The total height of the tower is 369 metres (1,211 ft), 221…
View across the Bosporus of the Çamlıca Mosque .
