The Topkapi Palace was the official & primary residence for the Sultan during the Ottoman Empire.
The entrance to the Imperial Council
The Sultan was never seen at the council meetings but listened from behind this window with the golden grill. No one ever knew if the Sultan was really attending the meetings but just the thought that he was listening kept everyone in line.
This is meant to look like a Sultan's hat.
Not sure how this tree is still alive with the hollowed out trunk.
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