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Home > Adventures Abroad > Turkey 2006 > Topkapi Palace, 3/31/2006 Last additions - Topkapi Palace, 3/31/2006 Treasury Fountain257 viewsOne of the most ornate and imposing fountains in the palace.Oct 11, 2019 The Executioner's Fountain231 viewsThis may be the fountain where, as legend has it, the Sultan's executioner washed off his sword after lopping off a victim's head.Oct 11, 2019 Guarding the Palace231 viewsA Turkish Green Beret stands guard at the Bâb-ı Hümâyûn.Oct 10, 2019 Miniature Mosque232 viewsItems in the silver collection dated from the 16th century to the end of the 19th, but most were from the late 19th.Oct 10, 2019 Hagia Irene212 viewsInside the First Courtyard of the Topkapi Palace stands the Church of St. Irene, originally built in the 4th century, burned down in 532 and rebuilt in 548, now open as a museum and, because of its extraordinary acoustics, as a concert hall.Oct 05, 2019 The Arsenal of Holy Peace222 viewsHagia Irene - the Church of Holy Peace - was one of the few churches not converted to a mosque after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was used as an arsenal instead.Oct 05, 2019 Gate of Salutation220 viewsLeads to the Second Courtyard of the palace. Only the Sultan was allowed to pass through on horseback; all others had to dismount.Oct 05, 2019 Imperial Gate (Bab-i-Humayun)224 viewsMain entrance to Topkapi Palace., leading to the First Courtyard. Guarded by Al Treder, at left.Oct 05, 2019 Defterhane - Records Room209 viewsArchives of the Council were kept here.Oct 05, 2019 Council Hall - Domed Ceiling231 viewsThe Council Hall dates from the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent (16th century), but has been restored several times since. The rococo decorations seen here date from the renovations of 1792 and 1819.Oct 05, 2019 Scribes' Hall260 viewsThe scribes who kept the minutes of the Council meetings occupied this room, next to the Council chamber itself.Oct 05, 2019 Council Hall Interior Detail269 viewsThe Imperial Council building consists of three main rooms, each with its own dome. 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