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Dolmabahçe Palace, 4/1/2006
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Gold Inlay540 viewsOver 420 pounds of gold were used in the construction of the Dolmabahçe Palace.
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What would you call this piece?506 viewsThere was nothing to indicate what the vessel suspended from the elephant tusk was intended to contain. Very imaginative, and very much unacceptable if it were made today, but in the nineteenth century nobody worried about elephants becoming extinct.
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Doorknob521 viewsEven the smallest and most basic furnishings in this palace were exquisite and chosen with great care.
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Table with Chairs545 viewsAn ornate table in the harem, used for tea and tête-à-têtes. Note the sultan's monogram on the tabletop.
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Parquet Floor524 viewsDolmabace Palace was filled with intricate parquet floors, in places overlain with posh Turkish carpeting, as in this picture.
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Harem Furniture454 viewsElaborately carved wooden furniture was a staple of the harem rooms.
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Canopy Bed498 viewsOne of the bedrooms in the harem.
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Trompe l'Oeil530 viewsA window apparently open to the outside, with a flowerpot sitting on the sill, is one of many such items in the palace.
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Serving Dishes and Utensils486 viewsGracing the dining table in the harem.
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Silver and China511 viewsElegant silver vessels and china demi-tasses, suitable for tea or coffee.
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Tea and Coffee Services526 viewsA sampling of items from the silver, crystal and fine china collections inherited from the Ottomans.
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Fake Books512 viewsThe hollowed-out books provide places to hide your stash.
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