Ishak Pacha

The 2nd largest palace in Turkey after Topkapi (see post from last year) and built on a similar plan. Mostly a restoration due to earthquake damage and cannon fire from a war with Russia.
The architecture contains numerous elements. The gate in the 1st pic is in Seljuk style. The mosque dome in the 3rd pic is in Shafi style. I think the wall carvings are exquisite and quite unique. For all you engineering types, the last pic shows the central heating system. Hot water was piped through the floors and walls. Also, the building had running water, piped in from the snow melt from Mt Ararat.Read more