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Dolmabahce in Istanbul, Turkey

Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul, Turkey
Address: Vişnezade, Dolmabahçe Cd., 34357 Beşiktaş/İstanbul, Turkey
Hours: Opens 9AM Eid al-Adha might affect these hours
Phone: +90 212 236 90 00
Architect: Garabet Balyan
Architectural style: Baroque Revival and Rococo Revival
Construction started: 1843
Owner: Turkish state

About Dolmabahce 

Dolmabahçe Palace located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European coast of the Bosporus strait, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and from 1909 to 1922. Wikipedia

Turkey’s stunning and most luxurious palace is located in Istanbul, with its 600-meter façade overlooking the Bosphorus. “If you haven’t been to Dolmabahce, you haven’t been to Istanbul,” said the local. The building is stunning with an abundance of white marble. The masters devoted themselves to the construction of palaces – the Armenians, who knew the Rococo style well. The interior largely replicates that of Versailles, and some of the official meeting rooms of the Ottoman sultans still sometimes perform their functions.

For the convenience of tourists, a new tour is organized every 15 minutes, but you have to hurry: according to tradition, a total of 1,500 tourists are received each day. Once that number is reached, the palace is closed. The tour costs 10 to 120 TL.