Topkapı Pailace
| Topkapı Pailace | |
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| Topkapı Sarayı طوپقاپو سرايى |
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Topkapı Pailace from the Bosphorus
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 Location in Istanbul
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| General information | |
| Teep | Palace (1453–1853), accommodation for ranked officers (1853–1924), museum (1924–present) |
| Airchitectural style | Ottoman, Baroque |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°0′46.8″N 28°59′2.4″E / 41.013000°N 28.984000°E |
| Construction stairtit | mid-15t century |
| Client | Ottoman sultans |
| Ainer | Turkis state |
| Technical details | |
| Structural seestem | various law biggins surroondin coortyairds, pavilions an gairdens |
| Size | 592,600 tae 700,000 m2 (6,379,000 tae 7,535,000 sq ft) |
| Design an construction | |
| Airchitect | Mehmed II, Alaüddin, Davud Ağa, Mimar Sinan, Sarkis Balyan[1] |
The Topkapı Pailace (Turkis: Topkapı Sarayı[2] or in Ottoman: طوپقاپو سرايى) is a lairge pailace in Istanbul, Turkey, that wis the primar residence o the Ottoman sultans for approximately 400 years (1465–1856) o thair 624-year ring.[3]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ director; Batur, editor Afife (2006). Historic peninsula. Istanbul: Chamber of Architects of Turkey Istanbul Metropolitan Branch. pp. 65–6. ISBN 9753958994.
- ↑ Pronoonced Turkis pronunciation: [ˈtopkapɯ saraˈjɯ].
- ↑ Simons, Marlise (1993-08-22). "Center of Ottoman Power". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
