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