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The Topkapı Palace ( Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı; [2] Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى, romanized :ṭopḳapu sarāyı, lit. 'Cannon Gate Palace'), [3] or the Seraglio, [4] is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey.
Topkapi is a 1964 American Technicolor heist film produced by Filmways Pictures and distributed by United Artists. The film was produced and directed by the émigré American film director Jules Dassin. The film is based on Eric Ambler's novel The Light of Day (1962), adapted as a screenplay by Monja Danischewsky.
Topkapi: Directed by Jules Dassin. With Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley. A conman gets mixed up with a group of thieves who plan to rob an Istanbul museum to steal a jewelled dagger.
Apr 24, 2024 · Topkapı Palace Museum, museum in Istanbul that exhibits the imperial collections of the Ottoman Empire and maintains an extensive collection of books and manuscripts in its library. It is housed in a palace complex that served as the administrative centre and residence of the imperial Ottoman court from about 1478 to 1856.
Mar 12, 2024 · All you need to know about visiting Topkapi Palace. How to visit, what to see, types of Topkapi tickets, how to skip the line, the harem explained, and much more.
This lavish palace was the royal residence of the Ottoman empire for almost 400 years. Here, you can peek into the imperial life of the sultans as you wander through the grand courtyards, pavilions and ceremonial rooms that display an impressive collection of artefacts and treasures.
Topkapı Palace (Topkapı Sarayı) and Harem are likely to have more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire.
