Turkey's largest museum—the Old Palace, has accompanied 25 sultans for over 400 years

Turkey's largest museum—the Old Palace, has accompanied 25 sultans for over 400 years! The Old Palace of Turkey, also known as the Topkapi Palace, is the largest museum in Turkey. To describe its status in one sentence, it is the 'Forbidden City' of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The Topkapi Palace has recorded the prosperity and glory of the Ottoman Empire, accompanying 25 sultans through more than 400 years. It not only showcases the iconic architecture of the Ottoman era and advanced housing design techniques but also includes various calligraphy, murals, and jewelry works created by artists and craftsmen for the empire. Entering the former imperial palace of the Ottoman Empire, one can trace the remnants of royal life and visit treasures such as the 86-carat diamond. From its main entrance, the 'Gate of the King', to the Basketmakers' Kiosk by the sea, there are five courtyards in total, with four well-preserved today, and the whole tour takes about half a day to arrange. The first courtyard: the armory, parade ground, and the Gate of Salutation, The second courtyard: the Imperial Council, the Hall of Justice, the Treasury, the Palace Kitchen, the Imperial Stables, the mosque and bathhouse, the Gate of Felicity, etc., The third courtyard: the Inner Council Hall, the library, the Endowment Treasury, the infirmary, the Sultan's private palace, and the Museum of the Prophet's Relics and portraits, etc., The fourth courtyard: the Circumcision Room, the Baghdad Pavilion, the Ramadan Pavilion (Moonlight Pavilion), the Terrace Kiosk, the Chief Physician's Tower/Grand Vizier's Tower, the Consorts and Crown Prince's chambers, etc. The Topkapi Palace has an extremely rich collection and is one of the palaces most worth visiting in the world. The precious collections in the Topkapi Palace Museum include the Imperial Treasury, European porcelain and glassware, copper and tombac kitchenware, Chinese and Japanese porcelain, silverware, the Islamic Prophet Muhammad's wool cardigan and his relics, Istanbul glassware and porcelain, sultan's robes, and so on, too numerous to mention.