TOPKAPI PALACE

TOPKAPI, the administrave royal residence of the Ottoman Dynasty, that standards on three mainlands for more than six centuries, is certainly an absolute necessity see. Openevery day, aside from Tuesday, the exhibition hall adn the antiques showed merit aa careful consideration. The development began in 1470; the royal residence don't demonstrate an engineering consistency in the traditional sense as each dominant Sultan included new parts, or separete parts of it were remade after the annihilation of flames and eartquakes. The excellent greenery enclosures of the royal residence, that possessed the eastern end of the landmass in the time interim the royal residence was utilized by the administration, fill diverse needs today. Through the Central Gate, decorated with two barrier towers on two sides, one achieves a vast patio. On the left there is a chamber which was utilized as the sleeping shelter for the outer gatekeepers, ""Hallebardiers"" (Teberliler) and where the majestic mentors are shown. Along a similar line is the Harem complex, which really is a different gallery. On the privilege is the kitchen complex that houses for independent show rooms. The sixteenth cen. development is the work of the immense Imperial Architect ''Sinan'', 

More than one thousand hirelings were utilized in the perplexing and cooked for five thousand individuals ordinary. In the religious festivals, circumcision services for the beneficiaries et cetera, this number came to up to ten thousand or more. The huge corridor, that covers an incredible bit of the kitchen, shows one of the biggest accumulations of Chinese and Far Eastern porcelain. The first kitchen utensils and Istanbul and Europen porcelain are shown in the two little chambers toward the finish of the inward yard. The limited building, utilized as the basement before, houses the silver accumulation. 

The Harem, home of the Sultan's spouses and mistresses, comprises of several rooms, manyy passages, patios and lobbies. The complicated enhancement of the complex mirrors an oriental taste. Beside the Harem is the show of arms and arsenal; utilized by numerous Turkish and Islamic States. The Council is another fascination inside a similar complex. Going during a time fantastic entryway, knows as the ''Gate of Felicity'', you come to the ''Reception Hall'' of the Sultan. This is the place he acknowledged guests, remote emissaries and the viziers. 

In this patio, you can see the corridor for the Sultan's ensembles, the breathtaking Imperial Treasury lobby that includes four noteworthy segments, the assembly of miniatures and Sultan's representations, the display of Clocks and Watches lastly the area of the Holly Relics. This area, particularly, draws the consideration of the travelers from the Moslem nations as the gathering contains a letter of Prophet Mohammed, his sword a bow, banner, his mantle and his impression. The gold front of the dark stone (''Hacer-ul Esfer ; Moslem individuals, amid the journey, touch the stone to be remembered from their transgressions) and a couple of possessions of the early Caliphs are in a similar room. To one side of the Gate of Felicity is another stay with a show of different textures and weavings. Three separate passes give the entrance to the last patio. The two fine cases of common Ottoman design, Revan and Baghdad Kiosks, and the unique chamber for the circumcision of the beneficiaries are situated to one side of the yard. From the stage you can get an incredible perspective of the Golden Horn, Galata Tower and the area and the old city of Istanbul. On the correct end of the patio is the Mecidiye Kiosk. From the porch in front, there is the stunning display of the city on Asia, the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara and the Princess Islands.