Dolmabahce Palace,
Ottoman palace located on an area of 250,000 m² in Beşiktaş, Istanbul. The construction of the palace, which was built by Sultan Abdülmecid, started in 1843 and was completed in 1856. Today it is used as a museum.
The facade of Dolmabahçe Palace, built by Sultan Abdülmecid, stretches for 600 meters on the European shore of the Bosphorus. It was built between 1843-1855 by Armenian architects Garabet Amira Balyan and his son Nigoğos Balyan, in an eclectic style that is a mixture of European architectural styles. The opening ceremony of the Dolmabahçe Palace, which was completely finished in 1855, took place after the Treaty of Paris signed with the Russian Empire on March 30, 1856.
Although its view from the sea is western, Dolmabahçe Palace, which is surrounded by high walls on the garden side and has an eastern appearance due to its separate units, was built on a 600 m long marble quay. Dolmabahçe Palace has three floors and a symmetrical plan. It has 285 rooms and 43 halls. The foundations of the palace were made of chestnut tree logs. There is a ceremony and ballroom, which is higher than the other sections. The large, 56-columned reception hall attracts the attention of visitors with its enormous 4.5-tonne British-made crystal chandelier illuminated by 750 lights.
Its interior decoration, furniture, silk carpets and curtains and all other furniture have survived to the present day as in the original. Dolmabahçe Palace has a richness and splendor not found in any Ottoman palace. The walls and ceilings are decorated with pictures of European artists of the time and gold ornaments weighing tons. The largest ballroom among the palaces in the world is in this palace. A gigantic crystal chandelier weighing 4.5 tons hangs from its 36-meter-high dome. Lighting and heating of the Dolmabahçe Palace was provided by the gashane located where Beşiktaş İnönü Stadium is located today.
In the palace, since 1856, respectively;
Sultan Abdulmecid (1839-1861)
Sultan Abdulaziz (1861-1876)
Sultan Murad V (1876)
Sultan II. Abdulhamid (1876-1909)
Sultan Mehmed V Reşad (1909-1918)
and Sultan VI. Mehmed Vahideddin (1918-1922) and the last Caliph Abdülmecid (1922-1924) lived.
After the proclamation of the Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk stayed in the palace for 4 years at intervals between 1927-1938, carried out his work here and died here. The palace, which was used as the Presidential office until 1949 during the reign of İsmet İnönü, was opened to visitors as a museum-palace with its original furnishing in 1984, as it was used in the Ottoman period.
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