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30-JUN-2006

Istanbul 062007 8460.jpg

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The Sublime Porte, the gate to the palace and offices of the Grand Vezir, where from the middle of the 17th century most of the business of the Ottoman Empire was transacted (from Strolling through Istanbul; Redhouse). The present gateway, made of wood, dates from 1843.

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