The topkapi palace which also means cannon gate palace once served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the powerful sultans of the ottoman empire during the 15th century.topkapı palace was started to built in 1460 after the conquer of constantinople by fatih sultan mehmed and completed in the year of 1478.topkapı palace is located in between golden horn and bosphorus on the 700.000 square meters area which is located in peninsula of istanbul and the topkapi palace was walled off from the city to provide the necessary security and privacy of itself.the topkapi palace ,this gorgeous building was being used by so many important people range from fatih sultan mehmet to sultan abdulmecid for 400 years long. the aim of usage was varying from education , management to art areas in the past and not only in the but past but also nowadays the topkapı palace still remains its historical importance
About 30 sultans ruled from the Topkapı Palace for nearly four centuries during the Ottoman Empire’s 600-year reign, beginning with Mehmed II. He ordered the construction of the palace in the late 1450s, several years after conquering Constantinople (Istanbul), the capital of the Byzantine Empire, in 1453. Medmed took up residence in 1478, and after his death three years later, successive sultans renovated and expanded the palace frequently, resulting in the palace’s medley of changing Islamic, Ottoman, and European architecture styles and decoration. The immense Topkapı Palace housed 1,000-4,000 inhabitants, including up to 300 in the harem.
The first courtyard (sometimes called the Outer Courtyard) is the largest and only public courtyard. During the reign of the Ottoman Empire, any unarmed person could enter through the Imperial Gate. The courtyard’s open space made it ideal for ceremonies and processions, and it was likely the most bustling of the palace’s squares. Traces of workshops for Topkapı’s artists and artisans-carpenters, tailors, calligraphers, and other guilds-still survive.
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