Once the new Sultan was girded with the sword of state, the Janissaries would cry out, *"We shall meet at the Red Apple!"*
ReadMoreFew structures in human history have commanded as much awe, inspired as much reverence, or carried as profound a symbolic weight as Hagia Sophia.
ReadMoreSultan Mehmed II sought to establish a new imperial palace that would reflect the grandeur of the Ottoman Empire.
ReadMoreRejecting alternatives like the Blachernae Palace, Mehmed resolved to build his palace at the city's most strategic point.
ReadMoreDescubre la historia del Palacio de Topkapi en Estambul, desde la antigua Bizancio hasta el Imperio otomano. Conoce cuándo se construyó y por qué fue la residencia de los sultanes.
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