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Dolmabahce Palace

Region:Middle East
Country:Turkey
City:Istanbul

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Dolmabahçe was built in 1853 in the rapidly growing northern section of the city, at the Marmara outlet of the Bosphorus, to replace the Topkapi Palace.
It housed Sultans and their families before the Republic, and it was then used by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk during his visits to Istanbul.
The palace now serves as a museum and a guest-house used for receptions for foreign statesmen.

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www.guideistanbul.net/dolmabah
ce.htm

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