Topkapi Palace Museum
Six years after the conquest of Constantinople, Sultan Ahmed II constructed a palace as his new personal residence which remained the residence of the Ottoman empire’s sultans and the center of administrative function of the empire for four centuries until the construction and occupation of the more modern and accommodating Dolmabahçe Palace by Sultan Abdulmejid I in 1856 (following 13 years of construction on the palace).
Here it is on the map
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Type: Restaurant
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Type: Shopping Spot, Tourist Attraction
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Type: Mosque, Tourist Attraction
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Type: Mosque, Tourist Attraction
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Type: Tram Stop, Transportation Stop
The Karaköy Tram Station is the hub for traveling from the tourist-centric Sultanahmet station in Fatih to hot …
Type: Tram Stop, Transportation Stop
The Karaköy Tram Station is the hub for traveling from the tourist-centric Sultanahmet station in Fatih to hot …
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