Museum· Fatih, İstanbul
Topkapı Palace
Topkapi Sarayı
Four-courtyard palace the Ottoman sultans ran their empire from for 400 years.
Story
Mehmed II started Topkapı in 1465; thirty sultans ran the empire from its four courtyards over the next 400 years. Each courtyard moved you closer to power: the first held parade grounds and a hospital, the second the Imperial Council, the third the Sultan's private rooms, the fourth a garden of pavilions. The harem alone has 400 rooms. Even the keys here told a story — every door had its own.
Did you know
- The Imperial Council met behind a gold-grilled lattice — the sultan listened in unseen.
- Topkapı's relics include the staff of Moses, the Prophet's mantle, and a tooth said to be his.
- The Treasury holds the world's seventh-largest diamond, the Spoonmaker's, set in 49 brilliants.
Practical info
- Location
- 41.0113°N · 28.9832°E
- Web
- muze.gen.tr
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