The Topkapı Palace Museum

Imperial Gate

The Topkapı Palace is a palace in Istanbul, Turkey, which was the official and primary residence in the city of the Ottoman Sultans for 400 years of their 600-year reign,from 1465 to 1853.

Topkapı Palace became a UNESCO World Heiritage site in 1985, and is described in Criterion iv as the best example of ensembles of palaces of the Kubbeler Ottoman period.

Initial construction began in 1459, ordered by Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of Byzantine Constantinople. The Palace which comprises individual pavilions, rooms and gardens occupies an area of 82 thousand square meters. It is surrounded by walls with a length of 1400 meters.

Letter from Prophet Muhammad

Prophet Muhammad's Sandals

The footprint of the Prophet Muhammad

The seal of Prophet Muhammad

Swords belonging to the Prophet Muhammad

Casket containing soil from Kaaba

The Spoonmaker's Diamond

Music Kürdîlihicazkâr saz semaisi & The songs tell about you İbrahim DAL July 2009

The Topkapı Palace Museum

by İbrahim DAL

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