Palaces in Istanbul

Tekfur Palace in Istanbul
Visit: Visits are allowed by the permission of the Directorate of Hagia Sophia Museum.
Closed Day: Monday
Address: Şişhane Caddesi Edirne Kapı, Fatih.
City: Istanbul
Country: Turkey
Phone: (county code:+90 city code: 212 ) 522 17 50

Tekfur Palace was built adjacent to the Constaninople city walls between Edirnekapı and the Golden Horn and dates back to the 13th century. It occupies an important palace in world arth history since it is the only Byzantie palace surviving today and reflects the civel architectural style of Byzantine. Today it has three floors but no roof. In 1453 after the Conquest, it was used for different purposes and recently restored between 1955 and 1970.

Greate Palace Ruins

The Byzantine Great Palace covered an area of 100 000m2 square, ranging from Hippodrome on the south of the Sultanahmet Mosque to the Marmara Sea. Here, small palaces such as Boukoleon, Magnura and Daphne were located. The Grea Palace was like a small city composed of various structures, parade halls churches, gardens and gave fields.