Low angle view of the Audience Chamber (Arz Odasi), 15th century, Third Courtyard, Topkapi Palace, 1459, Istanbul, Turkey. The Audience Chamber is in the form of an Ottoman kiosk, with a colonnade of 22 columns supporting its roof with overhanging eaves. The Topkapi Palace, commissioned by Sultan Mehmed II, was the main residence of the Ottoman Sultans in Istanbul. The historical areas of the city were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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