The Topkapi Palace is now a museum but in the 15th and 16th centuries it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans. I must say our visit was not as pleasant as it could have been. First it was raining, and second it was so crowded there were very long lines to get into any of the buildings. So we mostly wandered the grounds, which were beautiful. It is also huge and we did not have a guidebook.

The photo to the right above is tree bark. The gardens had a huge number of trees, many of them with amazing bark.

Above left is the Audience Chamber. Below right is a view from the Topkapi Palace grounds.

References:
https://muze.gen.tr/muze-detay/topkapi
Wikipedia on Topkapi
https://madainproject.com/topkapi_palace

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