Topkapi Palace Museum

Sultanahmet, Fatih / Istanbul Phone: (0212) 512 04 80 topkapisarayi.gov.tr/tr

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The Topkapi Palace is the biggest and one of the most popular sites to visit in Istanbul. It was built in between 1466 and 1478 by the sultan Mehmet II on top of a hill in a small peninsula, dominating the Golden Horn to the north, the Sea of Marmara to the south, and the Bosphorus strait to the north east, with great views of the Asian side as well.