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Exploring Topkapi episode 2

Exploring Topkapi palace is a must when visiting Istanbul. This is the palace of the sultans. You need about three hours at least if you want to just walk through slowly and enjoy the different rooms and details. You need a few hours more to study everything.

European style room. Exploring Topkapi
The rooms are extremely ornate and some of them like this one employed European styles
Ornate robe
The robes were extremely ornate
Greeting room
One of the main greeting rooms
Eastern design. Exploring Topkapi
Using mostly eastern designs
French designed room
I think this is a French designed room
Beautiful colors
The colors even on the chair upholstery is amazing
A sultan. Exploring Topkapi
One of the sultans
Waiting room
A waiting room
Lighter colors
A Lighter coordinated design arrangement
Starry night replications?
The ceilings remind me of conglomerations of stars
French designed throne
French designed thrown. You will see a light blue used in the emblem which was also used in France for the royal family
Amazing window. Exploring Topkapi
Beautiful calligraphy
Arabic calligraphy is kind of mind blowing
Washing basin
A place for Royals to wash
Eastern design throne
A very eastern designed throne. It doesn’t really look very comfortable though. I hope they used some pillows.
Sultans shoes
Shoes of the sultan and other items
A prophet's letter
A letter supposedly written by Muhammad
Holy cardigan
Artifact room
Profits footprint
Mohammed footprint
This is supposed to be the footprint of Mohammed. He must’ve had extremely gigantic feet. It reminds me of the footprint moldings of the Buddha.
Jewish relics
Jewish relics
Mohammed's walking stick
Mohammed’s walking stick
Ornate things
The ornateness of everything was incredible
Palace library
The Palace library. You will notice there is very good lighting here
Big bedroom
A consultant’s bedroom
Beautiful designs
I love the decorations and designs
Beautiful designs
It would take a lot of time to go through the palace and look at the detail of the artwork

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