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Babı Hümayun/The Imperial Gate, entrance to the first courtyard
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The first (outer) courtyard called the Birun is the largest of the three
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Hagia Irene Church in the first courtyard of the Topkapi Palace
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Babusselam - Gate of Salutation ( Middle Gate ) visitor entrance to the Museum
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Middle Gate of Topkapi Palace
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Inscriptions of the Middle Gate
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Decorations of the dome of the Gate of Salutation (Middle Gate)
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The palace kitchens with the tall chimneys
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One of the kitchen chimneys of Topkapi Palace
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Little Sultan
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The Gate of Felicity leading to the sultan's private quarters and the royal pages' dormitories
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The Place for the Sacred Standard, in front of the Gate of Felicity
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Detail of the dome from the Gate of Felicity
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Detail from the Gate of Felicity
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Baroque decorative elements and miniature paintings of landscapes
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The Gate of Felicity colonnade
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One of miniature paintings of landscapes on the Gate of Felicity
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Tower of Justice
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Tower of Justice
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Imperial Coat of Arms of the Ottoman Empire