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3D tour of Topkapi Palace.
Entrance to the Second Courtyard... The middle gate ( Gate of Greeting )
This treasury houses an incredible collection of precious objects made from or decorated with gold, silver, rubies, emeralds, jades, pearls and diamonds, as well as valuable artefacts of Muslim history.
One of its highlight was the Spoonmaker's Diamond, a teardrop-shaped, 86-carat rock surrounded by dozens of smaller stoned, making it the world's fifth-largest diamond. Named so because it was originally found at a rubbish dump in Egrikapi and purchased by a street peddler for three spoons.
Liping and I spent most of our time here, absorbing the rich history of Ottoman empire and Islam religion. It was incredible... a pity that camera is not allowed in the place.
You will surely marvel at the imperial magnificence on display at Topkapi Palace, which was the site for the opulent life of the sultans from the 15th century onward.
Following its estpblishment in the 15th century, this magnificent and mysterious structure became the stage for every detail of the life of the Ottoman Dynasty, the rulers of the Ottoman Empire.......