Topkapi Palace

Topkapi Palace was the residence and the government palace during the Ottoman Empire, the building was completed in 1465. The palace with its three huge courts is surrounded by 1400 meters of walls that separate it from the rest of the city. In ancient times Topkapi was in effect a city within a city where sultan, concubines and eunuchs lived the entire life isolated from other citizens.

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