Topkapi Palace, Sultanahmet, Istanbul

Home of the Sultans

Leading from an outer to inner courtyard, this was where important ceremonial events took place.

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The Topkapı Palace was the official and primary residence in the city of the Ottoman Sultans, from 1465 to 1853.

Some of the huge pots and pans that were used in the palace's heyday are exhibited here, where all the palace sweets were made

Istanbul, Topkapi Palace, The Harem

Taken form Topkapi Palace - Istanbul, Turkey

Just one of the buildings inside the palace grounds

The palace kitchens were expansive rooms with huge smoke stacks

The palace kitchens

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The Topkapı Palace, or the Seraglio, is a large museum in Istanbul, Turkey. In the 15th century, it was the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans