FindPenguins
  • Home
  • Explore
    • Get the app
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Get the app
    • Log in
    • Home
    • Print a book
    • Explore
    • Support
    • Follow us
  • Sign up
Show on map
  • EarthTravellerTurkeyTraveler
    • Show trip
    • Add to bucket listRemove from bucket list
    • Share
    • Day 3
    • Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 2:52 PM
    • ⛅ 29 °C
    • Altitude: 22 m
    • TurkeyKaraköy41°1’25” N  28°58’37” E

    Topkapi Palace

    May 29, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    The Topkapı Palace ('cannon gate palace') or the Seraglio is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. In the 15th and 16th centuries it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans.Construction, ordered by the Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, began in 1459, six years after the conquest of Constantinople.

    There are 4 courtyards. Each very different since they were all built at different times by different rulers.
    Read more

    4 likes
     
Show trip
  • 2025© FindPenguins
  • Home
  • About us
  • Group Tracking
  • Press
  • Terms
  • Privacy Policy & Cookies
  • Help Center
  • Legal notice
  • Follow us