Ranked among the world’s top five museums, the expansive palace holds over 700,000 artifacts The Virtual Tourist, Sponsored by Taiwan The history of the more than 700,000 artifacts housed within ...

Travelers describe the palace as a beautiful, but one TripAdvisor user felt that the museum was lacking when it came to information: "There is a map, but no booklets for foreign visitors ...

Topkapi Palace served as the home of the Ottoman Sultans from 1478 to 1856 and is one of Istanbul's most popular attractions. It officially became a museum in 1924, shortly after the end of the ...