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Home > Adventures Abroad > Turkey 2006 > Topkapi Palace, 3/31/2006 Most viewed - Topkapi Palace, 3/31/2006 Council Chamber Interior Detail720 viewsIntricately patterned ceiling and wall decorations of the Council Chamber. Terrace Mosque and Grand Pavilion705 viewsThese were 19th-century additions. Doorway with Bells658 viewsEntrance to the Has Oda, the Privy Chamber. Gilded Cage654 viewsBut the bird of time has flown. Illumination652 viewsAnother particularly fine example of the stained-glass window genre. A Room in the Harem649 viewsA typical room in the harem pavilions had walls recessed with rectangular bays filled with sofas. Trees645 viewsMany of the trees in the palace courtyards have been ravaged by fungi which hollow them out but do not kill them. The Gate of Felicity641 viewsEntrance to the Third Courtyard, where the private residence of the Sultan was located. Also known as the Gate of the White Eunuchs. Entry was permitted only by permission of the Sultan. Kitchens630 viewsIn these kitchens, a staff of 800 prepared meals for over 4000 people. Map of the Ottoman Empire629 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. Treasury Fountain627 viewsOne of the most ornate and imposing fountains in the palace. 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