Dolmabahçe Palace is the last sultan's palace of Istanbul. Translated from Turkish, Dolmabahçe means "mound garden". The palace was built on the site of a small filled-in bay. Originally, in the early 17th century a wooden structure called Beşiktaş. In the middle of the 19th century it was replaced by the Dolmabahce Palace. Dolmabahçe Palace, which was built in European style.
In 1853, Sultan Abdul-Mejid I ordered the construction of a palace so luxurious that it could not be compared to the one in the world. palace that the palaces of European monarchs could not match. The construction of the Dolmabahçe Palace complex was carried out by architects Karapet and Nikogos Balyanomami. Dolmabahçe Palace is a massive neoclassical three-storey building, with a white marble facade. The length of the palace facade is 600 м. The interior of the palace is very rich: the ceilings and walls are decorated with gold, antique French furniture, a huge collection of hours. French furniture, a huge collection of clocks, vases, candlesticks, paintings, Bohemian crystal, silk carpets, a white marble bathtub.
The palace complex includes several buildings. The palace kitchens are located separate from the building on the other side of the motorway. The kitchens were deliberately placed separately from the castle so that the odours of cooking food would not disturb the occupants of the of the castle. A jetty was built for guests who arrived by sea. The palace Dolmabahce Palace complex has 12 gates. Nowadays, at some of the gates. at some of the gates. The changing of the guard is considered a special ceremony.
The palace has many rooms with different purposes: the harem - the female harem; the male half, where the sultan's apartments are located; the library; a hall for ceremonial receptions. The largest room is the hall for The largest room is the reception hall, the dome of this room is decorated with a large crystal chandelier, which weighs 4.5 tonnes. This chandelier was presented by Queen Victoria. There is in the a gift from Russia - a polar bear skin. To keep the skin from getting dirty, the Turks dyed it brown.
Some rooms of the palace are decorated with paintings by the famous artist Aivazovsky. In the late 1960s of the 19th century, the Ottoman Sultan Abdul-Azizah commissioned about 40 paintings depicting Bosnia and Herzegovina. Aivazovsky for about 40 paintings depicting the Bosphorus. For the fulfilment of this order, the artist received the highest Turkish honour - the Order of Osman, decorated with diamonds. But after after a few years, Aivazovsky threw the order into the sea, which meant a protest against the massacres carried out by the Sultan in 1894-1896.
All available clocks in the palace are stopped and set to the time 09:05. This is time of the death of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. He died in this palace, which was his residence, on 10 November 1938. The room in which in which Kemal died is preserved as it was in the last the last moments of the first president of Turkey. Kemal's bed is covered with the national flag.
Today, the palace has been restored and is open to the public. In two halls display the palace's precious items ("Salon of Precious Objects"). Here Palace's collection of national porcelain is kept here, as well as the "Treasury of the Palace", which includes priceless paintings. which includes priceless paintings. The "Hall of the Gallery" hosts exhibitions of paintings. The hall where photographs are exhibited is under the "Hall of the Gallery". В Sultan Abdulmejit's library can be accessed by walking down the corridor from the "Gallery Hall Gallery Hall."
In the garden is the Home Textile Storage Room, the Children's Room, Clock Tower. There is a cafeteria and a gift shop for visitors. Here tourists can buy science books, miniatures of paintings, made from picture collections, postcards with views of the palaces.
