Yıldız Sarayı or Yıldız Palace is an Ottoman Imperial Palace located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. It was built in ...

See the interior of the Imperial Council, the palace kitchens, a large collection of porcelain and weapons, tiled rooms, an Ottoman-style library, large tree-filled courtyards, and plenty of gardens.

The historical fountain of Sultan Ahmed III is found in the great square in front of the Imperial Gate of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. The palace, built by the Ottomans, served as the sultans ...

The Topkapi Palace complex, once home to Ottoman sultans, offers visitors comprehensive insights into imperial life. Open daily except Tuesdays, the palace requires an entrance fee and comfortable ...

Previously named Constantinople, the city served as the imperial capital of the Byzantium (Eastern Roman) eras (330–1204 and 1261–1453). What was the Hippodrome of Constantinople?

After six years of restoration, Yildiz Palace in Istanbul, the final imperial governance venue of the Ottoman Empire, reopened its doors to visitors on July 19.

If “literal Ottoman palace” is more your vibe, Istanbul’s Kempinski is your place. The one-time imperial palace was transformed into a 310-room hotel in the 1980s, and boasts sweeping views ...

Palace of sultans from 15th- to 19th-century; housed thousands of imperial servants. Center of the historic district, overlooking city across Sea of Marmara, Golden Horn, and Bosporus.