TOPKAPI
PALACE
The great palace of the Ottoman sultans
from the 15th to the 19th centuries
housing an exquisite collection of cyrstal,
silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn
by the sultans and their families, the
famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury,
miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining
relics of the Prophet Mohammed.
SULEYMANIYE
MOSQUE
The mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent was
built between 1550 and 1557 by the famous
architect Sinan whose wish was to surpass
the builders of St. Sophia which is
conspicuous from its great size,
emphasized by the four minarets rising one
from each corner of the courtyard.
CLOSED
St. Sophia - Turkish
&
Islamic Arts Museum on Monday /
Replaced
with Underground Cistern. Topkapý
Palace on Tuesday / Replaced
with Beylerbeyi Palace
