Istanbul, Türkiye
Topkapı Palace
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 the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans. Construction, ordered by the Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, began in 1459, six years after the conquest of Constantinople.
- City
- Istanbul
- Country
- Türkiye
- Category
- Museum
- Suggested visit
- About 120 minutes
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Background: Wikipedia