topkapi palace istanbul history

ISTANBUL — “Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam,” the British Museum's recreation of Islam's holy pilgrimage, has attracted much praise and a dash of controversy, as Huma Yusuf recently wrote on Latitude. Meanwhile, another... Turkey was founded in the ashes of the Ottoman Empire, and its great museums – the Topkapi Palace and the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum – hold many of the important historical artifacts associated with the Hajj. One such object the...


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Topkapı Palace is built on the Byzantine acropol situated in Seraglio-Point (Sarayburnu) which forms the headland for the historical Istanbul peninsula; between Marmara Sea, The Bosphorus and the Golden Horn. The Palace is seperated...
Topkapı Palace Museum

The Istanbul Archaeological Museums entered Top 10 list of non-art museums compiled by VirtualTourist.com.... with other Islamic objects. VirtualTourist.com members noted that the museums are conveniently-located in the Sultanahmet area of the city and are very well-organized. They also noted that the museums and the shaded parks around them provided a nice change of pace from the crowds at nearby Topkapi Palace and Istanbul's other crowded landmarks.”...
topkapi palace istanbul history