Event Horizon - Astronomical and Terrestrial Images

Home > Adventures Abroad > Turkey 2006 > Dolmabahçe Palace, 4/1/2006

Most viewed - Dolmabahçe Palace, 4/1/2006
Dolmabahce-20060401-1241.jpg
What would you call this piece?640 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.
Dolmabahce-20060401-1289.jpg
Canopy Bed640 viewsOne of the bedrooms in the harem.
Dolmabahce-20060401-1300.jpg
Fake Books640 viewsThe hollowed-out books provide places to hide your stash.
Dolmabahce-20060401-1257.jpg
Red Room630 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.
Dolmabahce-20060401-1306.jpg
Ceremonial Hall Chandelier628 viewsThis is supposedly the world's largest Bohemian crystal chandelier, with 750 lamps and a weight of four and a half tons. It isn't lit up because only a Sultan could afford the electric bill.
Dolmabahce-20060401-1209.jpg
Flowerpot623 viewsThe beast adorning the rim appears to be some sort of ram-like creature, but I am unable to identify it.
Dolmabahce-20060401-3570.jpg
Birdbath621 viewsThis exquisite garden fixture appears to be something like a birdbath, but there was no placard to indicate its purpose.
Dolmabahce-20060401-1315.jpg
Lioness with Cubs619 viewsMischievous little devils.
Dolmabahce-20060401-1214.jpg
Medhal (Reception Room)618 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.
Dolmabahce-20060401-1283.jpg
Colorful Chandelier617 viewsOne of the simpler (!) and to my mind the most pleasing of the many chandeliers in the palace.
Dolmabahce-20060401-1284.jpg
Blue Room609 viewsWhere the Sultan met with the public, when he was so inclined.
Dolmabahce-20060401-1296.jpg
Tea and Coffee Services609 viewsA sampling of items from the silver, crystal and fine china collections inherited from the Ottomans.
46 files on 4 page(s) 3

Debug Info 
Debug Output: show / hide