Topkapi Sarayi

File / Documentation

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Size

7.06 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

189dac80c54a858c316607b4ee8d134a

Creator(s)

architect: baths, kitchens, and privy chamber by Sinan (Ottoman, 1495-1588)

Time period

creation date: palace of Mehmed II, Bab-i Humayun, Bab es-Selam, and the Çinili Kiosk, ca. 1460-1478, alteration date: enlargement and addition of the Council Hall, Treasury, and Throne Room, 1520-1566, alteration date: rebuilding and enlargement of the baths and kitchens, 1566-1574, alteration date: addition of the Privy Chamber and enlargement of the Harem, 1574-1595, creation date: Revan and Baghdad Kiosks, 1635-1640, creation date: Circumcision Room, 1648

Location

Site: Istanbul (Turkey)

Cultural context

Turkish

Islamic

Description

interior, harem, detail of tile wall ornament showing trees, ca. 1987

Work type

Palace

Medium

stone

tile