Beth Cate

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The second courtyard past the entrance gate.

With a nice view of the Bosphorous.

Built in 1719, this library is light-filled, has comfortable reading areas and stunning inlaid woodworks

main entrance

Important officials and foreign ambassadors were brought to this little kiosk to conduct the high business of state. An ambassador, frisked for weapons and held on each arm by a white eunuch, would approach the sultan. At the proper moment, he knelt down and kowtowed; if he didn't, the eunuchs would force him ever so forcefully to do so

This is the bathroom!

with view of the kitchen chimneys

Topkapi Palace

2025 May - Topkapi Palace - Istanbul, Turkey

Building inside the Topkapi Palace

Melissa with pink backpack

Topkapi Palace, Istanbul

Important officials and foreign ambassadors were brought to this little kiosk to conduct the high business of state. An ambassador, frisked for weapons and held on each arm by a white eunuch, would approach the sultan. At the proper moment, he knelt down and kowtowed; if he didn't, the eunuchs would force him ever so forcefully to do so

detailing on outdoor awning.