This area overlooks the courtyard in the harem section of the palace.
The Grand Pavilion.
Home to as many as 300 concubines at a time, although the sultan's wives and favorites lived in very comfortable private apartments.
Istanbul
Floor detail at the Topkapi Palace Harem.
Istanbul, Turkey.
second best drain. ever.
One of the central tenets of daily life was complete silence in the inner courtyards which was the Sultan's residence.
Inside the harem, examples of the tilework.
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapi Palace and Harem
Panoramic view over the palace walls.
Footprints.
Topkapai palace – Istanbul Turkey