Topkapı Palace
Local name: Topkapı
Located in Fatih, Istanbul Coordinates: 41°00′48″ N 28°59′01″ E
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Elevation
- 51 m
- above sea level
About Topkapı Palace
Topkapı Palace is a historic site. Location: Fatih, Istanbul.
The Topkapı Palace or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the completion of Dolmabahçe Palace in 1853, it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans. Construction, ordered by the Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, began in 1459, six years after the conquest of Constantinople.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1460
- Architect
- Mehmed II
- Architectural style
- Ottoman architecture
- Area
- 35 ha
- Visitors per year
- 1,932,726 (2017)
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- 108 sights and natural places within 10 km Acropolis, Archäologisches Museum
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hagia Sophia Attraction, Fatih0.6 km SW -
Blue Mosque Attraction, Fatih1.1 km SW -
Basilica Cistern Historic site, Fatih0.8 km SW -
Galata Bridge Landmark, Istanbul1.2 km NW -
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum Museum, Fatih1.1 km SW -
Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Attraction, Fatih1.4 km SW -
Acropolis Historic site, Fatih0.2 km N
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Archäologisches Museum Museum, Fatih0.3 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Eminönü Neighbourhood, Fatih1.2 km NW
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Sultanahmet Neighbourhood, Fatih1.1 km S
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Süleymaniye Neighbourhood, Fatih1.7 km W
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Salacak Neighbourhood, Üsküdar2.4 km E
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