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Home > Adventures Abroad > Turkey 2006 > Dolmabahçe Palace, 4/1/2006 Last additions - Dolmabahçe Palace, 4/1/2006 Table with Chairs505 viewsAn ornate table in the harem, used for tea and tête-à-têtes. Note the sultan's monogram on the tabletop.Oct 21, 2019 Red Room489 viewsThe color red predominates in the drapes, wall fabric and furniture, and even appears in the chandelier. Gold leaf is used extensively in the furnishings and ornamentation.Oct 21, 2019 Doorknob475 viewsEven the smallest and most basic furnishings in this palace were exquisite and chosen with great care.Oct 21, 2019 Chandeliers494 viewsEvery room in the Palace seemed to have at least one incredibly elaborate and expensive Bohemian glass chandelier. Some had more than one. I'd hate to have to pay the electric bill.Oct 21, 2019 Fireplace523 viewsFireplaces in the Dolmabahçe Palace are very differnt from the conical fireplaces of the Topkapi, and rather more elaborate.Oct 21, 2019 Ambassadors' Hall468 viewsFramed by two Ming vases, this door opens into the Ambassadors' Hall, where the Sultan received envoys of other nations, including Russia, whose Tsar Nicholas I donated two bearskin rugs for the room.Oct 21, 2019 Ming Vase429 viewsThe OIttoman sultans had a penchant for the most exquisite Chinese wares.Oct 21, 2019 What would you call this piece?460 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.Oct 21, 2019 Gold Inlay511 viewsOver 420 pounds of gold were used in the construction of the Dolmabahçe Palace.Oct 21, 2019 Crystal Staircase422 viewsBuilt in the shape of a double horseshoe, using crystal, brass and mahogany.Oct 21, 2019 Detail of Crystal Staircase438 viewsThe bannister supports are made of Baccarat crystal.Oct 21, 2019 Art Nouveau Floral Lamps530 viewsAt the head of the Crystal Staircase.Oct 21, 2019 46 files on 4 page(s) 1 2 3 4 Debug Info  Debug Output: show / hide Select All USER: ------------------ Array ( [ID] => e298a611056905bf6039d0babe314d91 [am] => 1 [search] => Array ( [params] => Array ( [keywords] => on ) [search] => Curetes Street ) ) ========================== USER DATA: ------------------ Array ( [user_id] => 0 [user_name] => Guest [groups] => Array ( [0] => 3 ) [group_quota] => 0 [can_rate_pictures] => 1 [can_send_ecards] => 0 [can_post_comments] => 0 [can_upload_pictures] => 0 [can_create_albums] => 0 [pub_upl_need_approval] => 1 [priv_upl_need_approval] => 1 [access_level] => 3 [disk_max] => 0 [disk_min] => 0 [has_admin_access] => 0 [group_name] => Guests [can_create_public_albums] => 0 [can_see_all_albums] => 0 [group_id] => 3 [allowed_albums] => Array ( ) ) ========================== Queries: ------------------ Array ( [0] => SELECT name, value FROM cm_config [include/init.inc.php:177] (1.14 ms) [1] => SELECT * FROM cm_plugins ORDER BY priority [include/plugin_api.inc.php:48] (8.22 ms) [2] => SELECT user_id, time FROM `i5493328_cm1`.cm_sessions WHERE session_id = '8ab19675364a41dbf89f45a202396712' [bridge/coppermine.inc.php:241] (1.27 ms) [3] => SELECT MAX(group_quota) AS disk_max, MIN(group_quota) AS disk_min, MAX(can_rate_pictures) AS can_rate_pictures, MAX(can_send_ecards) AS can_send_ecards, MAX(can_post_comments) AS can_post_comments, MAX(can_upload_pictures) AS can_upload_pictures, MAX(can_create_albums) AS can_create_albums, MAX(has_admin_access) AS has_admin_access, MAX(access_level) AS access_level, MIN(pub_upl_need_approval) AS pub_upl_need_approval, MIN( priv_upl_need_approval) AS priv_upl_need_approval FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:350] (0.53 ms) [4] => SELECT group_name FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id= 3 [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:362] (0.34 ms) [5] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_categorymap WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:375] (0.22 ms) [6] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE moderator_group IN (3) [include/init.inc.php:271] (0.21 ms) [7] => SELECT lang_id FROM cm_languages WHERE enabled='YES' [include/init.inc.php:334] (0.27 ms) [8] => DELETE FROM cm_banned WHERE expiry < '2026-01-29 15:51:21' [include/init.inc.php:448] (1.27 ms) [9] => SELECT null FROM cm_banned WHERE ('216.73.216.162' LIKE ip_addr OR '' LIKE ip_addr ) AND brute_force=0 LIMIT 1 [include/init.inc.php:464] (3.1 ms) [10] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE (1 AND visibility != 0 AND visibility != 10000 AND visibility NOT IN (3)) [include/functions.inc.php:1110] (1.99 ms) [11] => SELECT category, title, aid, keyword, description, alb_password_hint FROM cm_albums WHERE aid = 36 [thumbnails.php:136] (60.91 ms) [12] => SELECT p.cid, p.name FROM cm_categories AS c, cm_categories AS p WHERE c.lft BETWEEN p.lft AND p.rgt AND c.cid = 14 ORDER BY p.lft [include/functions.inc.php:2940] (0.95 ms) [13] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_pictures AS r INNER JOIN cm_albums AS a ON a.aid = r.aid WHERE (r.aid = 36) AND r.aid NOT IN (12, 51) AND approved = 'YES' [include/functions.inc.php:1614] (0.66 ms) [14] => SELECT r.pid, r.aid, filepath, filename, url_prefix, pwidth, pheight, filesize, ctime, r.title, r.keywords, r.votes, pic_rating, hits, caption, r.owner_id, user1, user2, user3, user4 FROM cm_pictures AS r INNER JOIN cm_albums AS a ON a.aid = r.aid WHERE (r.aid = 36) AND r.aid NOT IN (12, 51) AND approved = 'YES' ORDER BY ctime ASC, pid ASC LIMIT 10 ,12 [include/functions.inc.php:1630] (4.91 ms) [15] => SELECT extension, mime, content, player FROM cm_filetypes [include/functions.inc.php:5952] (0.54 ms) ) ========================== GET : ------------------ Array ( [album] => lastup [cat] => -36 [page] => 3 ) ========================== POST : ------------------ Array ( ) ========================== COOKIE : ------------------ Array ( [cpg16x_data] => YTozOntzOjI6IklEIjtzOjMyOiJlMjk4YTYxMTA1NjkwNWJmNjAzOWQwYmFiZTMxNGQ5MSI7czoyOiJhbSI7aToxO3M6Njoic2VhcmNoIjthOjI6e3M6NjoicGFyYW1zIjthOjE6e3M6ODoia2V5d29yZHMiO3M6Mjoib24iO31zOjY6InNlYXJjaCI7czoxNDoiQ3VyZXRlcyBTdHJlZXQiO319 [a520716e4e1a802c3b699f97dd5ac36c] => d8c81097e3f735f3ef458901f8c441d1 ) ==========================