This is located near the Blue Mosque.This palace was the main centre for the Ottoman Empire for 400 years. New Zealand is such a young country. This now stores the jewelery of the Sultans including a 16carat diamond. Whow what a beauty.
At one time 50,000 people lived and worked here all wearing their own distinctive uniforms .Apparently it even had its own zoo and public baths
There are 3 distinct areas. The Outter Palace, Inner Palace and the :Harem
Apparently the diamond we saw was in the film Topkapi.
For those of you who would like to research life in a Harem makes interesting reading. The sultan was only allowed 4 legal wives.
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