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Entrance to The Audience Chamber567 viewsMain entrance to the Audience Chamber (Arz Odasi), with the small fountain of Suleiman I to the right, and to the left the large Gifts Window, where entrants left their presents for the Sultan.Oct 05, 2019
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Gilded Cage613 viewsBut the bird of time has flown.Oct 05, 2019
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Tower of Justice (Adalet Kulesi)547 viewsTallest structure in the palace. Located between the Imperial Council room and the harem. It was so constructed that the Sultan could sneak in from the harem and thence to his window in the Council building.Oct 05, 2019
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Map of the Ottoman Empire561 viewsShows how the Empire expanded from its early days, when it occupied just a small area of Anatolia and the Balkans, through the 17th century, when it reached its greatest extent. Note that in Turkish the name is "Osmanli," after Osman, the founder; "Ottoman" is a Western corruption.Oct 05, 2019
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Silver Globe528 viewsSome of the pieces in the silver collection were made in the Imperial Mint, some in other workshops attached to the palace, and some were presents from European diplomats.Oct 05, 2019
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Silver Brazier515 viewsPresented to Sultan Abdul Hamid II on the 25th anniversary of his accession to the throne (1901).Oct 05, 2019
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Council Chamber Door558 viewsThe latticed grilles satisfied a law requiring that Council sessions be open to the public.Oct 05, 2019
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Stone Balustrade526 viewsOf course no ordinary guardrail would suffice for the terrace of a sultan's harem. I found the 8-pointed star design especially appealing.Oct 05, 2019
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Illumination610 viewsAnother particularly fine example of the stained-glass window genre.Oct 05, 2019
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Terrace Fountain492 viewsShares the upper terrace of the harem with the Iftar Bower and the Baghdad Pavilion.Oct 05, 2019
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Baghdad Pavilion513 viewsBult to celebrate the Ottoman conquest of Baghdad in 1638.Oct 05, 2019
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Pebble Mosaic Walkway570 viewsI wish I had a walkway like this leading to my front door. This leads to the harem; the Terrace Kiosk can be seen in the background.Oct 05, 2019
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