The details of this entire site were just stunning. This structure was the entrance to the Harem.
Many important events still take place in the area around the palace.
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Constumed guards at the entrance to Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey on September 17, 2008.
Istanbul. Harem, Topkapi Palace
Topkapi Palace
Entering the Gate of Salutation at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey.
Gate to Topkapi Palace
The council members would site on the sofas around the room which is the orrigin of the word 'divan' for sofa. The golden window was called the Eye. Behind it was to a room where the Sultan could sit and eaves drop.
Gate Topkapi Palace
The Harem, Topkapi Palace
Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul