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3D tour of Topkapi Palace.

Entrance to the Second Courtyard... The middle gate ( Gate of Greeting )

 

Topkapi Palace - Bab-i Humayun Main Entrance Gate

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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.

A patio of Topkapi Palace now looks out over a vastly changed Istanbul.

A mosiac made of stones, part of a walkway in Topkapi Palace.

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.......

Topkapi Palace, Sultanahmet, Istanbul

Istanbul. First visit to Topkapi Palace. Yes, it did rain.

Istanbul. Topkapi Palace detail of Divan rooms.

Istanbul. Topkapi Palace, Divan rooms

Security abounds...but is not a problem for most people...

Water from a fountain in Topkapi Palace, with part of the palace complex itself visible behind it.

inside the threshold, it's got a nice cool safe feeling, like being in a cave.

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