Istanbul Trip Day 6 (26 May 2007) Part 1 Dolmabahce Palace & Asian Side of Istanbul

We visited the Dolmabahçe Palace in the morning and spent the afternoon on the Asian side of Istanbul. We took many photos in the palace as there were lots of picturesque photo opportunities, especially the magnificent garden. If you want to take photos in the palace, you need to pay extra 5 YTL.

The palace is massive, with 285 rooms, 43 halls and 6 Turkish baths. There are more than five hundreds of paintings and lots of stunning Hereke carpets and chandeliers.


We bought the tickets to see both Selamlik & Harem. This is the entrance gate.


When they see Asian people, the Turkish kids will say Konnichiwa! Some of them even took my photos and shook hands. It was very funny. They made me feel very popular.


Dolmabahçe Palace was the first European-style palace in Istanbul and was constructed between 1842-1853 by one of the Ottoman Sultans, Sultan Abdulmecid.


One of the rooms


Protect the carpet from getting dirty


Stairs


Crystal chandelier


The palace garden