Historic site

Dolmabahce Palace

Name: Dolmabahce Palace
Address: Dolmabahçe Caddesi, Beşiktaş, İstanbul, TR

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Tips from locals

Vefa

June 27, 2022

Dolmabahce Palace built in 19 th century is one of the most glamorous palaces in the world. It was the administrative center of the late Ottoman Empire with the last of Ottoman Sultans was residing there.Â After the foundation of the Turkish Republic in Ankara, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk transferred all government functions to the youthful capital but on his visits to Istanbul Ataturk occupied only a small room at Dolmabahce Palace as his own. He stayed, welcomed his foreign guests and made a practical center for national, historical and language congress and for international conferences.

Elgiza

June 12, 2022

The magnificent palace, which is used as the Palace Collections Museum today, brings history buffs together in Istanbul. There are many valuable artifacts that can be seen here. If you are wondering about the last periods of the Ottoman Empire, you should definitely discover the mysteries of Dolmabahçe Palace!

Ako

May 25, 2022

Dolmabahçe Palace is just fascinating. A few facts to demonstrate my point here. The palace is huge — 600 meters in length — containing no less than 285 rooms and 43 salons. It was built in 1856 by Sultan Abdüi Mecit, basically to prove that the declining Ottoman Empire was doing just fine, whereas the construction resulted in exactly the opposite. Nevertheless, no expenses were spared, proof of which the excessive use of gold leaf, crystal and marble. Obvious key features are the Baccarat crystal staircase, the main bathroom, and the ceremonial hall with its 4.5 ton chandelier. Just seeing the latter is impressive! After the foundation of the Turkish Republic, Atatürk adopted the palace as its home, and died there November 10, 1938 at 09:05. As a tribute, all clocks in the palace show that time.