Topkapi Palace
May 30th 2008 2008-30-05 Topkapi palace
Topkapi Palace was the first stop on our schedule today. Between 1459 and 1465 Mehmett II build this palace to be his primary residence shortly after the conquest of Constantinople. At first it served as the seat of government and had a school where civil servants and soldiers were trained. In the 16th century the government was moved. Sultan Abdul Mecid abandoned Topkap
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