The Topkapi Palace, also called the Seraglio, is a large museum and library complex in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. From the 1460s until the completion of the Dolmabahce Palace in 1853 it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire and the main residence of its sultans.
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Completed YearSourced to the subject's own accountAccounts differ on when the palace core was finished: the contemporary historian Critobulus of Imbros gives 1459 to 1465, while other sources place completion in the late 1460s. The wider complex was expanded for centuries afterward, so this year marks only Mehmed II's original palace core, not the present complex. Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountFatih District, Istanbul, Turkey 1 Classification
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The Topkapı Palace or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey.
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The palace complex consists of four main courtyards and many smaller buildings.
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is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey.
History, courtyard layout
The palace complex consists of four main courtyards and many smaller buildings.
Introduction, geographic location
is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey.
History, construction dates dispute
Accounts differ as to when construction of the inner core of the palace started and was finished. Critobulus gives the dates 1459-1465; other sources suggest construction was completed in the late 1460s.
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From the 1460s to the completion of Dolmabahçe Palace in 1853, it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans.
In Style: Ottoman Architecture, Introduction, administrative role
it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans.
Uses Element: Brick, Article text
It is a hall built of stone and brick with eight domes, each 5 x 11.40 m.
Uses Element: Stone, Article text
It is a hall built of stone and brick with eight domes, each 5 x 11.40 m.
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