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Topkapi photos

1/12/2015

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One of the four main courtyards.
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The kitchen and bakery area.
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The Sultan's audience room.
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The council chambers where the Sultan's advisors met.
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Courtyard for the Harem.
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Part of the private apartments of the Harem.
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The passageway to the Harem area.
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Also located in the Topkapi complex is the Haiga Irene - the "Peace of God"- a former Eastern Orthdox church built on the site of a pre-Christian temple. Built by Constantine I it is considered the first church constructed in Constantinople.
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