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Topkapı Palace

Sunday, November 22, 2009

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Topkapı Palace

One of the most astounding and popular places to visit in İstanbul is Topkapı Palace, the symbolic and political centre of the Ottoman Empire in between the 15th and 19th centuries.

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Yıldız Palace

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

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Yıldız Palace

This is a complex of pavilions and gardens scattered over a large area of hills and valleys overlooking the Bosphorus and surrounded by high walls.

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Çırağan Palace

Thursday, July 30, 2009

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Çırağan Palace

The palace, built by Sultan Abdülâziz, was designed by the famous Armenian palace architect Nigoğayos Balyan and constructed by his sons Sarkis and Hagop Balyan between 1863 and 1867.

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Tekfur Palace

Sunday, May 17, 2009

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Tekfur Palace

There is no precise information available about when Tekfur Palace was built, which is located between Edirnekapi and Egrikapi next to the city walls.

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Dolmabahçe Palace

Thursday, March 26, 2009

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Dolmabahçe Palace

Built in the reign of Sultan I Abdulmecit during the 19th century, this over-ornate palace lies along the European coast of the İstanbul strait.

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Beylerbeyi Palace

Sunday, March 1, 2009

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Beylerbeyi Palace

Beylerbeyi, where the Asian pillar of the Bosphorus Bridge sits, is a pleasant district that has been reserved for palaces since the Byzantine era.

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