Topkapi Palace, also known as the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. From the 1460s until the completion of 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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Year Created LocationFatih district, Istanbul, Turkey 1 Building TypeFormer imperial palace, now a museum and library 1 Commissioned BySultan Mehmed the Conqueror 1 Construction UNESCO Inscription Year Current UseMuseum administered by Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism 1 Visitor AccessOnly the most important rooms are open to the public 1 Connections
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Ottoman imperial palace complex.
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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 Topkapı Palace forms a part the Historic Areas of Istanbul, a group of sites in Istanbul that UNESCO recognised as a World Heritage Site in 1985.
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the palace complex has hundreds of rooms and chambers, but only the most important are accessible to the public as of 2020, including the Ottoman Imperial Harem and the treasury
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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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1465
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Mehmed II, Alaüddin, Davud Ağa, Mimar Sinan, Sarkis Balyan
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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.
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