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The inscription in Ottoman Turkish on the pediments of the gates at the entrance of the museum says Asar-ı Atika Müzesi" (English: Museum of Antiquities). The tughra on the inscription belongs to Sultan Abdulhamid II. The building is considered by many as the preeminent example of neoclassical style architecture in Istanbul.
Topkapi Palace Inside and Out: A Guide to the Topkapi Palace Museum and Grounds. Istanbul: Çitlembik Publications. pp. 104 pages. ISBN 978-975-6663-49-3. Sabahattin Turkoglu. The Topkapi Palace. NET. 1989. ISBN 978-975-479-074-0; Ilhan Aksit. Topkapi Palace. Istanbul. 1994. ASIN B000MPGBGK; Ergun, Nilgün, and Özge İskender. 2003.
The Tiled Kiosk (Turkish: Çinili Köşk) is a pavilion set within the outer walls of Topkapı Palace and dates from 1472 as shown on the tile inscript above the main entrance. [1] [2] It was built by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II as a pleasure palace or kiosk. It is located in the most outer parts of the palace, next to Gülhane Park.
The Sacred Trust is kept in the former Privy Chamber in Topkapı Palace The Chamber of the Blessed Mantle, from the Fourth Courtyard Letter by Muhammad. The Islamic Sacred Relics (Turkish: Mukaddes emanetler), [1] also known as the Holy Relics, known collectively as the Sacred Trust, consist of religious relics sent to the Ottoman Sultans between the 16th century to the late 19th century.
Gülhane Park (Turkish: Gülhane Parkı, "Rosehouse Park") is a historical urban park in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey; it covers an area of 9.7 ha, [1] is adjacent to and on the grounds of the Topkapı Palace. The south entrance of the park sports one of the larger gates of the palace.
Tiled room inside the harem, Topkapı Palace An illustration of the women's quarters in a seraglio, by John Frederick Lewis Since the Topkapı Palace's harem (commonly known as "The Seraglio harem" [9]) grew in prominence and fame, the term saray/serail/seraglio began also being commonly used as a synonym of harem, the sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines in an Ottoman ...
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The Basketmakers' Kiosk on the shore, seen from the Bosphorus The Basketmakers' Kiosk and Topkapı Palace in the back, seen from Galata. The Basketmakers' Kiosk (Turkish: Sepetçiler Köşkü), also known as Basketmakers' Palace (Turkish: Sepetçiler Kasrı), named after the Sepetçiler Roma, is a former Ottoman pleasure palace located on the southern shore of Golden Horn's mouth at Sarayburnu ...