Guide 02 of 29
Topkapı Palace and Harem
İstanbul
Where an empire was governed for four hundred years: four courtyards, a school, a treasury and a home. Forty-five stops, about ninety minutes.
Stops53
Duration58min
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The Weeping Column
Hagia Sophia · northwest corner
That column is darker than the others. Because it doesn't belong here — it was brought from Ephesus. For fifteen hundred years everyone touched the same spot, which is why the brass shines.
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