
The Conqueror's Pavilion750 viewsHouses the Imperial Treasury. Built around 1460, in the reign of Mehmed the Conqueror. Among other items, this building contains the Topkapi Dagger, the object of the heist depicted in the 1964 movie Topkapi, one of my favorite films.
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Karabaş Mustafa Ağa Mosque750 viewsA 16th century stone-and-brick mosque near the Beyoğlu waterfront.
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Masked Man750 viewsAttila warned us that there was a danger of avian flu and told us that we should wear masks to Aya Sophia. I had brought some surgical masks to wear on airplane flights, so this was an opportunity to make good use of them.
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Facade of the Selamlık750 viewsThe main entrance of the palace for diplomats, officials and other visitors (in general for uncastrated males).
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Ceremonial Hall (Muayede Salonu)750 viewsDavid and Kathy Lindquist contemplate the 22,000 square foot hall with its high dome and famous chandelier. This space is the culmination of the Selamlik and separates it from the harem.
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Biggest Dog in Town750 viewsI was really glad I hadn't brought Jock - he might have hurt this guy really bad.
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Mattox Family RV750 viewsIn reality, an Oregon Trail Conestoga wagon. This example had the equivalent for its time of what today would be a flat tire. (Actually this is just the museum's way of making it harder to steal.).
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Hard-Rock Mine750 viewsNot a cafe.
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Miscreants750 viewsNick, Sandie, Sarah and Mike indulge in a bit of misbehavior to persecute the poor long-suffering photographer. (Whine, snivel.)
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M78 - Reflection Nebula in Orion750 viewsM78 - Reflection Nebula in the Orion B molecular cloud complex, 1,350 light-years from Earth.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022750 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022750 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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