This is the Middle Gate (Bab-üs Selâm), between the First Court (Birinci Avlu), Court of the Janissaries, and the Second Court.
A few more pictures of the palace.
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Topkapi Palace (Topkapi Sarayi), Istanbul, was the seat of the Ottoman Sultans
from Mehmet the Conqueror in the 1450s until Mahmut II in 1839.
This is the Middle Gate (Bab-üs Selâm), between the First Court (Birinci Avlu), Court of the Janissaries, and the Second Court. |
| | Much of the palace was closed when we visited. We just whirled through. |
| | The Confectionery (Helvahane) in the Second Court. |
| | The Confectionery (Helvahane). |
| | Divan Salon (Divan Salonu). |
| | Divan Salon (Divan Salonu). |
| | Divan Salon (Divan Salonu). |
| | Divan Salon (Divan Salonu). |
| | Divan Salon (Divan Salonu). |
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Guard tower, First Court (Birinci Avlu), The Court of the Janissaries.
A few more pictures of the palace. |
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