Architecture

Topkapi Palace, Imperial Council, consultation hall

Istanbul, Turkey

Topkapı Sarayı [Turkish]
طوپقپو سرايى‎ (Ṭopḳapu Sarāyı) [Ottoman Turkish]
Kubbealtı [Turkish]
Divanhane [Turkish]
ديوان همايون (Dîvân-ı Hümâyûn) [Ottoman Turkish]
Topkapi Palace, Imperial Council, consultation hall

Architecture

From the loggia behind the window with the golden grill, the Sultan or his wife were able to attend the council deliberations without being noticed.

structure overview
Topkapi Palace » Imperial Council

Architecture: Imperial Council

built
1527-1529
1665
1792
culture
Ottoman
style/period
Classical Ottoman Period, Ottoman Baroque
work type by function
administration building
material
wood, marble, porphyry
patronage
Mehmed II, "the Conqueror", Suleiman I

Architecture: Topkapi Palace

historic names
New Palace
Yeni Saray [Turkish]
Imperial New Palace
سراى جديد عامره (Saray-ı Cedîd-i Âmire) [Ottoman Turkish]
built
1459-1465
culture
Ottoman, Islamic
style/period
Classical Ottoman Period
work type by function
imperial palace
1478–1853
military building
1853–1924
museum
1924

Geography

Europe » Asia » Southern Europe » Western Asia » Turkey » Istanbul Province » Istanbul » Fatih » Cankurtaran
local language location name
İstanbul, Türkiye [Turkish]
historic location names
Istanbul
استانبول (Istānbūl) [Ottoman Turkish]
Constantinople
‎قسطنطينيه (Qusṭanṭīnīya/Ḳosṭanṭīnīye) [Ottoman Turkish]
historical affiliations
Ottoman Empire
1459-1923

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Areas of Istanbul (Sultanahmet Urban Archaeological Component Area)
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV
designation
reference
356bis-001

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,638 × 5,071  pixel
47.7 × 42.9 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
copyrights
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