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Crystal Staircase Chandelier461 viewsNot the largest or most expensive in the palace, but nothing to sneer at.Oct 21, 2019
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Medhal (Reception Room)457 viewsThe main entrance hall, where a visit to the Dolmabahçe Palace begins. Guests would wait here to be escorted to their appointed destination by a palace protocol officer.Oct 21, 2019
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Flowerpot487 viewsThe beast adorning the rim appears to be some sort of ram-like creature, but I am unable to identify it.Oct 21, 2019
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Flowerpot Close-up571 viewsThe ram-like beast viewed from a different angle.Oct 21, 2019
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Treasury Gate584 viewsThe Treasury Gate resembles the Sultain's Gate but is smaller and is double-sided (the curved wings form an "X"); it is located on the north side of the palace grounds and closed to public access.Oct 21, 2019
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Bosphorus Gate503 viewsThis is the gate you enter if you arrive by water.Oct 21, 2019
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Facade of the Selamlık499 viewsThe main entrance of the palace for diplomats, officials and other visitors (in general for uncastrated males).Oct 21, 2019
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Palace Garden543 viewsThe site was a garden before the palace was built; the name Dolmabahçe means "filled-in garden", and it's highly appropriate.Oct 21, 2019
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Garden Fountain516 viewsIn front of the Selamlık, the public wing of the palace.Oct 21, 2019
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Lamppost495 viewsPerhaps the most elegant I've seen. The Dolmabahçe Palace was among the first in Europe to get gas lighting.Oct 21, 2019
   
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