The Topkapı Palace, or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the completion of Dolmabahçe Palace in 1856, it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans.
Architectural style: Ottoman, Baroque
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Completed: 1465
Owner: Turkish state
Construction started: 1459
Client: Ottoman sultans
Structural system: Various low buildings surrounding courtyards, pavilions and gardens
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