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Topkapı Palace

1459–1478 · 15th century · Also known as Topkapi Palace, Topkapı Sarayı

Topkapı Palace in Istanbul was the main residence and administrative centre of the Ottoman sultans for about four centuries. Begun by Mehmed II after the conquest of Constantinople, it occupies the tip of the historic peninsula, on the site of the acropolis of ancient Byzantium. The court moved to Dolmabahçe Palace in 1856, and Topkapı became a museum in 1924.

Topkapı Palace
Image: Carlos Delgado · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Topkapı Palace. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/topkapi-palace
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