Ibrahim Pasa was Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent's aide-de-camp, vizier, and eventually his serasker (commander-in-chief). Then, well, he was executed in 1536.
A great location for a palace though.
A few more pictures of Istanbul's monuments.
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Just off the Hippodrome in Istanbul is the Palace of Ibrahim Pasa, which now
hosts the Turkish & Islamic Arts Museum (Turk ve Islam Eserleri Muzesi).
Ibrahim Pasa was Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent's aide-de-camp, vizier, and eventually his serasker (commander-in-chief). Then, well, he was executed in 1536. A great location for a palace though. A few more pictures of Istanbul's monuments. |
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