Dolmabahçe Palace on the European shore of the Bosphorus in Istanbul is a fitting symbol of the magnificence and decadence of the 19th-century Ottoman Empire.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBb1zlzS-1MsSyjR7x41LDJKE-Fql_L6N1f-6gRVa8CwNDyhtE5na3IPW3lLYvL1GyLAUV7D0YDAjzaf3gmUwIsYyJpo-UNoUUVSvSbIz5rU0mAThIuevSX-dOkkH9C5EiEf8dNqE_VUp/s400/Dolmabahce_1.jpg)
The Mosque of Dolmabahce and Bosphorus on the moon light. It's just as a sultan's palace should be: huge and sumptuous, with 285 rooms, 43 large salons, a 4000 kg (4-1/2-ton) Bohemian glass chandelier, and a Bosphorus-shore façade nearly a quarter mile (1/2 km) long. It's the grandest of Ottoman imperial palaces.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcbcAX02AlQPPw1nbD7loOfTosbIamC_4RD6Jt2Cb-sv0owmLRNWqmKuacEdADI6BEtHJ8TXlH9M1Bqbdg3huDN_w66ialAub3snhjxvO6erk9NWE2A83AcK1y1e2Sg-6IdR-GX0IWUlN/s400/Dolmabahce_2.jpg)
The palace is loaded with superlatives. From its gargantuan Bohemian crystal chandelier to a brass and mahogany staircase with Baccarat crystal banisters, absolutely no detail was spared on the interior or exterior surface of a construction that required payment in 35 tons of gold.
2 Any comments?:
Cantik lah poskad tu
Poskad yang menarik, memang tertarik!
Post a Comment