Şişli Trip Overview
Discover the glories of Istanbul’s Imperial Ottoman era on this fully narrated 4-hour tour that includes a classic Ottoman sight. Explore the highlights of Topkapi Palace, where Ottoman sultans lived and ruled for centuries.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Şişli, Turkey
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Discover the glories of Istanbul’s Imperial Ottoman era on this fully narrated 4-hour tour that includes a classic Ottoman sight. Explore the highlights of Topkapi Palace, where Ottoman sultans lived and ruled for centuries.
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Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
1453 was the year, twenty-year-old Mehmet II (later named the Conquerer) commanded his armies to take the lands of Constantinople from the Eastern Roman Empire and converted to a new Ottoman Capital. This important footstep towards to the history resulted with a new-born empire, reforged from the foundation of a small-tribe-state.
After a six-year construction by a very special and selected stone masons and cutters, Saray-i Cedid-i Amire (the New Palace) was completed in 1465 and opened to use of the House of Osman and its cabinet.
The palace’s itself contains many symbolic meanings with regards to social degrees, in its architecture and the Palaceitselfstill remains as one of the most attractive places to pay a visit even today.
This specially designed excursion is inviting you to unlock the every single door at the Imperial Court of the Ottoman Dynasty and reveal the history behind those doors!
Duration: 4 hours
