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Topkapi Palace

Topkapi Palace

Also known as Topkapı Sarayı

Year

1465

Style

Islamic Revival

Type

palace

Mehmed II began construction of Topkapı in 1459, six years after the conquest, on the Seraglio Point commanding views over the Golden Horn, Bosphorus, and Sea of Marmara simultaneously. Unlike European palaces, Topkapı is not a single…

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