![]() Mehmet the Conqueror built the first stage of the palace shortly after the Conquest in 1453, and lived here until his death in 1481. It has many exhibion halls, Treasury section, and Harem. A visit to the palace's opulent pavilions, jewel-filled Treasury and sprawling Harem gives a fascinating glimpse into their lives. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire. ![]() ![]() Topkapı Palace and Harem (Topkapı Sarayı) are likely to have more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. DESCRIPTION OTTOMAN IMPERIAL PALACE it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans: ![]()
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