Interesting facts on Topkapi Palace in Turkey

Topkapi Palace was home to all the Ottoman sultans until the rule of Abdulmecid I (1839-1860), a time of almost four centuries. The request for the development of the Topkapi Palace on the Seraglio Point disregarding both Marmara and Bosphorus was given by Mehmed II after the success of Constantinapolis in 1453.
The spot was then an aged olive forest. The last manifestation of the first royal residence secured a region 700m², and was encased with sustained dividers 1400 meters long. The divi