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9 Day Cheap Turkey Travel by Bus From Istanbul

9 Day Cheap Turkey Travel by Bus From Istanbul

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10 Day Travel Turkey by Public Buses From Istanbul

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8 Day Quick Travel to Western Turkey: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Pamukkale

8 Day Quick Travel to Western Turkey: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Pamukkale

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14 Day Travel in Footprints of St. Paul From Istanbul

14 Day Travel in Footprints of St. Paul From Istanbul

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Showing posts with label Dolmabahce Palace Museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dolmabahce Palace Museum. Show all posts

Friday, December 28, 2012

Dolmabahce Museum


Dolmabahçe Palace
Dolmabahçe Palace
Dolmabahçe Palace is palace coming to pass across Uskudar, on left shore in entrance by seaway from Marmara Sea to Bogazici, in its chapter surviving between Kabataş and Beşiktaş of the coastline, reaching out from Karaköy to Sarıyer.Area where Dolmabahçe Palace is situated today was a big cove of Bogazici, on which Ottoman Kaptan Pasha would anchor ships. There is public transportation from Old City (Sultanahmet) that from Sultanahment station to Kabatas. (Last station of the tram). The Dolmabahce palace 200 meter from Kabatas tram station.  There is daily Istanbul sgitseeing tour which dolmabahce museum included from 08:00am till 17:00pm.

Dolmabahçe palace still maintains its old beauty.The facade of the palace, built by Sultan Abdülmecid I, extends for 600 metres on the European shore of the Bosphorus. In a mixture of European architectural styles, it was built between 1843 and 1855 to a design by Garabet Amira Balyan, an Armenian, and his son Nigoğayos Balyan. The palace is composed of three parts; the Mabeyn-i Hümâyûn (or Selamlik, the quarters reserved for the men), Muayede Salonu (the ceremonial hall) and the Harem-i Hümâyûn (the Harem, the residential apartments of the family of the Sultan). The palace has an area of 45,000 m2 (11.2 acres), and contains 285 rooms, 46 halls, 6 baths and 68 toilets. The famous Crystal Staircase has the shape of a double horseshoe and is built of Baccarat crystal, brass and mahogany. The palace includes a large number of Hereke palace carpets made by the Hereke Imperial Factory. Also featured are 150-year-old bearskin rugs originally presented to the Sultan as a gift by the Tsar of Russia. The palace is managed by Directorate of National Palaces responsible to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Dolmabahce Palace Museum is open to public on weekdays from 9:00 to 15:00, except Mondays and Thursdays.


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