The Topkapi Palace was built in 1459, ordered by Sultan Mehmed II. The palace is a complex made up of four main courtyards and many smaller buildings. At one of the high points during its existence the palace was home to as many as 4,000 people. The complex has survived some natural disasters 1509 earthquake and 1665 fire. Inside of it, it held mosques, a hospital, bakeries, and a mint. Topkapi Palace lost its importance at the end of the 17teenth century,because the Sultans preferred to spend more time in their new palaces along the Bosporus. Then In 1853 Sultan Abdül Mecid I was the one who decided to move the court to The Dolmabahçe Palace a European style Palace in that particular city, the imperial treasury, the library, mosque and mint were preserved though. When the Ottoman Empire ended the Tokapi Palace was made by the government to become a museum. It is run by The Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Inside it, it has hundreds of rooms that are accessible to the Tourist who come there. It has lots of Ottoman architecture and big collections of porcelain, robes, weapons, shields, armor, Islamic Calligraphic manuscripts and murals.
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