Dolmabahce Palace

Dolmabahce Sarayi (Palace) 150 Years	Dolmabahce Palace on the European shore of the Bosphorus	30m Clock tower at Dolmabahce Palace	Clock face of the clock tower at Dolmabahce Palace, 1890-1894 for Sultan Abdulhamid II
Main gate to Dolmabahce Palace on a rainy day	Dolmabahce Palace is closed Mon & Thu with tours divided into the ceremonial suites and the harem	Another gate to Dolmabahce Palace	Main palace building, Dolmabahce Palace, built 1843-1856
This is the entrance to the Selamik, the ceremonial suites. The harem is around back to the left	French furiture in the Main Entrance Hall, Dolmabahce Palace	Vase with the tughra of the Ottoman Sultan	Trompe d'oeille ceiling, Main Entrance Hall
Another trompe d'oeille ceiling	TurkeyApr06 2098.jpg	TurkeyApr06 2099.jpg	TurkeyApr06 2101.jpg
TurkeyApr06 2104.jpg	TurkeyApr06 2105.jpg	TurkeyApr06 2107.jpg	Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace
Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace	Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace	Crystal Staircase, Dolmabahce Palace	Elephant tusk
Ambassadorial Reception Hall, Dolmabahce Palace	Ambassadorial Reception Hall, Dolmabahce Palace	Ambassadorial Reception Hall, Dolmabahce Palace	Side chamber off the Ambassadorial Reception Hall
Reception Room, Dolmabahce Palace	Reception Room, Dolmabahce Palace	Reception Room, Dolmabahce Palace	TurkeyApr06 2149.jpg
Crystal Staircase	Zulvecheyn Hall, Dolmabahce Palace	Inlaid wood floor, Zulvecheyn Hall	Ceiling of the Zulvecheyn Hall
Zulvecheyn Hall, Dolmabahce Palace	Tughra, the Ottoman sultan's insignia	Caliph Abdulmecid's Library	Most of the books are in French
Queen Victoria's honoured position in a back hallway	Ceiling of the changing room at the Sultan's Hamam	Ceiling of the changing room at the Sultan's Hamam	Sultan's Hamam, Dolmabahce Palace
Sultan's Hamam	Sultan's Hamam	Sultan's Hamam	Sultan's Hamam
Sultan's Room, Dolmabahce Palace	Porcelan	Commission selected by the Ottoman parliament informing the then sultan Abdulhamit of his removal from power by a military coup	New York Harbor
Cavalry Charge	Ottoman troops on parade at the Hippodrome with the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque	Turkish ferry on the Bosphorus passing Dolmabahce Palace	Mehmet the Conqueror by F. Zonaro, 1908
Entrance of Fatih to Istanbul, F. Zonaro 1908	Ottoman warships anchored in a line off Dolmabahce Palace	Motherly Love, F. Zonaro, 1900	Ornate ceiling
Dolmabahce Palace	Entrance Hall of the Harem, Dolmabahce Palace	Head Maid's Room	Porcellan
Tea service	Sultan's hidden stash	Silverware	Turkish coffee set
Dolmabahce Palace	The incredibly massive Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace	Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace	Muayede Hall
Domed ceiling of the giant ball room, the Muayede Hall	Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace	Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace	Waterfront gate, Dolmabahce Palace
Sultan Abdulaziz's bedroom in the Harem, Dolmabahce Palace	Sultan Abdulaziz's king-sized chair	Sultan Abdulaziz's bed	Bathroom in the harem
Sultan's apartments in the harem, Dolmabahce Palace	Sultan's apartments in the harem, Dolmabahce Palace	Atatürk's study, Dolmabahce Palace	Atatürk's study, Dolmabahce Palace
Harem, Dolmabahce Palace	The room where Kemal Atatürkk, founder of the Turkish Republic, died in 1938	Pink Hall	Ceiling of the Pink Hall
Ceiling in the Sultan's Mother's suite	Bedroom of the Sultan's Mother	Guest room of the Sultan's Mother's apartments, Dolmabahce Palace	Guest room of the Sultan's Mother's apartments, Dolmabahce Palace
Children sized furinture in the Harem	Turkish soldiers guarding Dolmabahce Palace	Turkish soldiers guarding Dolmabahce Palace	Exterior of the great Muayede Hall, Dolmabahce Palace
Gateway, Dolmabahce Palace	Sultan's Tugra	Southern facade of Dolmabahce Palace	Halt! Do Not Enter!
Turkish soldier with the Bosphorus in the background	Not as colorful as London, but...	Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace	Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace
Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace	Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace	Lion sculpture set in the garden of Dolmabahce Palace	Cikis (Chikish) Turkish for exit