The Sultans Palace
Last Updated: 2023-07-27Sultans Palace
The Palace of Prestige and Chic, the Palace of the Sultans is aptly named. The Sultans' Palace and the center of imperial rule in the Ottoman Empire was known to the Arabs as the Sultans' Palace, and to the Turks as Dolmabahce.
The construction of the palace began in 1848 by order of Sultan Abdul Mejid I in the middle of the nineteenth century in 1865.
The palace was built by the Armenian architect Garabet Balyan and his son, the architect Nikogos Balyan, and the palace belongs to the style of Baroque architecture.
The palace is located in the ancient Besiktas area on the Bosphorus coast.
The total area on which the palace was erected is 64.120 square meters.
The palace consists of a huge building in the middle, adjacent to two annexed side wings, in addition to a mosque and clock tower added by Abdul Hamid II, a museum and headquarters of the General Command of the Armies and the Royal Treasury House.
At the back of the palace is the glass palace , butlers' and guard centers and kitchens.
The main building consists of 3 floors, 285 rooms and 43 large halls,
- The Royal Reception Department (Hamayouni), known as Salamlik.
- Greeting hall.
- The Royal Mosque divided the place of residence of the women of the ruling dynasty and is called (Haremlik).
- In addition to the Crown Prince's wing.
Despite the reliance on the Western Baroque style in the construction of the palace, the decorations , decorations and interiors remained in the authentic Ottoman Turkish style.
The palace is covered with alabaster stones brought from Marmara Island.
The palace includes a 600-meter-long marina for ships, and the palace has two giant gates, in which the gate located next to the clock tower is the main gate of the palace.
The palace also includes the largest greeting hall in the world, with an area of 1.800 square meters and with the side addition of 2.500 square meters, there is a dome with a dome 36 meters high, in which hung a crystal chandelier weighing 4.5 tons.
This hall was used for important receptions, events and royal meetings.
This unique palace was the residence of 6 Ottoman sultans.
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