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Topkapi Palace, Aerial View

Topkapi Palace, Aerial View
Topkapi Palace in İstanbul was built over several centuries at the tip of a peninsula overlooking the Bosporous, the Sea of Marmara, and the Golden Horn. Successive sultans added buildings, courtyards, gardens, gates, and pavilions to create an enormous complex.
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