Tag Archive | "Palace"
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.
Continue reading...Yıldız Palace
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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.
Continue reading...Çırağan Palace
Thursday, July 30, 2009
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.
Continue reading...Tekfur Palace
Sunday, May 17, 2009
There is no precise information available about when Tekfur Palace was built, which is located between Edirnekapi and Egrikapi next to the city walls.
Continue reading...Dolmabahçe Palace
Thursday, March 26, 2009
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.
Continue reading...Beylerbeyi Palace
Sunday, March 1, 2009
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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Sunday, November 22, 2009
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