Dolmabahce Sarayi (Palace) 150 Years |
Dolmabahce Palace on the European shore of the Bosphorus |
30m Clock tower at Dolmabahce Palace |
Clock face of the clock tower at Dolmabahce Palace, 1890-1894 for Sultan Abdulhamid II |
Main gate to Dolmabahce Palace on a rainy day |
Dolmabahce Palace is closed Mon & Thu with tours divided into the ceremonial suites and the harem |
Another gate to Dolmabahce Palace |
Main palace building, Dolmabahce Palace, built 1843-1856 |
This is the entrance to the Selamik, the ceremonial suites. The harem is around back to the left |
French furiture in the Main Entrance Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
Vase with the tughra of the Ottoman Sultan |
Trompe d'oeille ceiling, Main Entrance Hall |
Another trompe d'oeille ceiling |
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Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace |
Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace |
Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace |
Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace |
Elephant tusk |
Ambassadorial Reception Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
Ambassadorial Reception Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
Ambassadorial Reception Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
Side chamber off the Ambassadorial Reception Hall |
Reception Room, Dolmabahce Palace |
Reception Room, Dolmabahce Palace |
Reception Room, Dolmabahce Palace |
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Crystal Staircase |
Zulvecheyn Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
Inlaid wood floor, Zulvecheyn Hall |
Ceiling of the Zulvecheyn Hall |
Zulvecheyn Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
Tughra, the Ottoman sultan's insignia |
Caliph Abdulmecid's Library |
Most of the books are in French |
Queen Victoria's honoured position in a back hallway |
Ceiling of the changing room at the Sultan's Hamam |
Ceiling of the changing room at the Sultan's Hamam |
Sultan's Hamam, Dolmabahce Palace |
Sultan's Hamam |
Sultan's Hamam |
Sultan's Hamam |
Sultan's Hamam |
Sultan's Room, Dolmabahce Palace |
Porcelan |
Commission selected by the Ottoman parliament informing the then sultan Abdulhamit of his removal from power by a military coup |
New York Harbor |
Cavalry Charge |
Ottoman troops on parade at the Hippodrome with the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque |
Turkish ferry on the Bosphorus passing Dolmabahce Palace |
Mehmet the Conqueror by F. Zonaro, 1908 |
Entrance of Fatih to Istanbul, F. Zonaro 1908 |
Ottoman warships anchored in a line off Dolmabahce Palace |
Motherly Love, F. Zonaro, 1900 |
Ornate ceiling |
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Entrance Hall of the Harem, Dolmabahce Palace |
Head Maid's Room |
Porcellan |
Tea service |
Sultan's hidden stash |
Silverware |
Turkish coffee set |
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The incredibly massive Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
Muayede Hall |
Domed ceiling of the giant ball room, the Muayede Hall |
Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
Waterfront gate, Dolmabahce Palace |
Sultan Abdulaziz's bedroom in the Harem, Dolmabahce Palace |
Sultan Abdulaziz's king-sized chair |
Sultan Abdulaziz's bed |
Bathroom in the harem |
Sultan's apartments in the harem, Dolmabahce Palace |
Sultan's apartments in the harem, Dolmabahce Palace |
Atatürk's study, Dolmabahce Palace |
Atatürk's study, Dolmabahce Palace |
Harem, Dolmabahce Palace |
The room where Kemal Atatürkk, founder of the Turkish Republic, died in 1938 |
Pink Hall |
Ceiling of the Pink Hall |
Ceiling in the Sultan's Mother's suite |
Bedroom of the Sultan's Mother |
Guest room of the Sultan's Mother's apartments, Dolmabahce Palace |
Guest room of the Sultan's Mother's apartments, Dolmabahce Palace |
Children sized furinture in the Harem |
Turkish soldiers guarding Dolmabahce Palace |
Turkish soldiers guarding Dolmabahce Palace |
Exterior of the great Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace |
Gateway, Dolmabahce Palace |
Sultan's Tugra |
Southern facade of Dolmabahce Palace |
Halt! Do Not Enter! |
Turkish soldier with the Bosphorus in the background |
Not as colorful as London, but... |
Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace |
Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace |
Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace |
Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace |
Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace |
Cikis (Chikish) Turkish for exit |