Visit TOPKAPI PALACE in Turkey
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The Topkapi Palace is located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is said to be the official residence of the Ottoman Sultans and has been here from the past four centuries, from a period of 1465 till 1853.The palace is a major tourist attraction nowadays, when it was actually a place for official occasion of the state and an entertainment place. The Topkapi word literally means a 'cannon gate palace'.
In 1985, the palace belonged to the historic areas of Istanbul and became a part of the UNESCO, World Heritage center. The palace has the Ottoman architecture all over with a big and a huge collocation of arms and weapons, miniatures, jewelry etc.
Source: famouswonders.com