Topkapi Palace

Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey – 2010. At the end of our trip we returned to Istanbul for two more nights and spent the better part of a day visiting the Topkapi Palace. Photographs are not allowed in many of the inside display areas so most of the pictures are of the Harem and outside areas. We had lunch at the Konyali restaurant in the Palace courtyard overlooking the Bosphorus.
Coat of Arms outside the Harem, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
A tiled wall leading to the Harem Courtyard of the (Black) Eunuchs, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
One of several courtyards inside the Harem, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
One of several courtyards inside the Harem, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
A fireplace and more tiled walls, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
A window shutter with inlaid mother of pearl, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
A wash basin in the sultan and queens private baths, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
Toilet in the sultan and queens private baths, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
The Imperial Hall, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
The Imperial Hall, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
The Imperial Hall, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
Wash basin in the Imperial Ha, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
A window overlooking another section of the Harem with part Istanbul in the background, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
The Imperial Hall, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
Stained Glass windows in the Twin Kiosks or Apartments of the Crown Prince, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
Domed ceiling in the Twin Kiosks, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
Twin Kiosks or Apartments of the Crown Prince, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
Ceiling pattern on the hall leading to the Courtyard of the Favourites, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
Passage way to the apartment of the Sultan's Favourite Consort, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
The Audience Chamber, also known as Audience Hall or Chamber of Petitions, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
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