Topkapı Palace

De Topkapı Palace anaa de Seraglio, be a large museum den library insyd de east of de Fatih district of Istanbul insyd Turkey. From de 1460s to de completion of Dolmabahçe Palace insyd 1853, e serve as de administrative center of de Ottoman Empire, wey na e be de main residence of ein sultans. Construction, wey de Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror order, begin insyd 1459, six years after de conquest of Constantinople. Na Topkapı originally be called de "New Palace" (Yeni Saray anaa Saray-ı Cedîd-i Âmire) to distinguish am from de Old Palace (Eski Saray anaa Sarây-ı Atîk-i Âmire) insyd Beyazıt Square. Dem give am de name Topkapı, wey dey mean Cannon Gate, insyd de 19th century. De complex expand over de centuries, plus major renovations after de 1509 earthquake den de 1665 fire. De palace complex dey consist of four main courtyards den chaw smaller buildings. Female members of de Sultan ein family live insyd de harem, den leading state officials, wey dey include de Grand Vizier, hold meetings insyd de Imperial Council building. After de 17th century, Topkapı gradually loose ein importance. De sultans of dat period prefer to spend more time insyd dema new palaces along de Bosphorus.Insyd 1856 Sultan Abdulmejid I decide to move de court to de newly Dolmabahçe Palace dem build. Topkapı retain sam of ein functions, wey dey include de imperial treasury, library den mint. After de end of de Ottoman Empire insyd 1923, a government decree dem date April 3, 1924 transform Topkapı into a museum. Turkey ein Ministry of Culture and Tourism now dey administer de Topkapı Palace Museum. De palace complex get hundreds of rooms den chambers, buh de most important per be accessible to de public as of 2020, wey dey include de Ottoman Imperial Harem den de treasury, dem call hazine wer de Spoonmaker's Diamond den de Topkapi Dagger be on display. De museum collection sanso dey include Ottoman clothing, weapons, armor, miniatures, religious relics, den illuminated manuscripts such as de Topkapi manuscript. Officials of de ministry as well as armed guards of de Turkish military dey guard de complex. De Topkapı Palace dey form a part de Historic Areas of Istanbul, a group of sites insyd Istanbul wey UNESCO recognise as a World Heritage Site insyd 1985. References External links