“Turkey 🇹🇷 ~Topkapi Palace in Istanbul”
The palace was the political center of the Ottoman Empire between the 15th and 19th centuries, until they built Dolmabahce Palace by the waterside.
After the Conquest of Constantinople in 1453, Mehmet II ordered his palace be built in its present location on top of the ancient Byzantine ruins. In the meantime, he lived in a smaller palace during the construction phase, which is now known as the University of Istanbul, today, located in Bayezit Square. Once Topkapi Palace was complete, and the move made, the former palace was called as “Old Palace” and Topkapi the “New Palace,” but
local people called it “Topkapi,” which in Turkish means “Gate of Cannons” due to its of huge cannons displayed outside of its gates; those which were used during the Conquest.
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