Dolmabahce Palace Size report

Dolmabahçe Palace (Turkish: Dolmabahçe Sarayi) is located on the European coast of the Bosphorus and was built during the Ottoman Empire in the mid-19th century; but it is a palace that combines Baroque and Neoclassical styles, also known as the "New Palace."

The 31st Sultan of the Empire, Abdul Mesid I, ordered the construction of the Dolmabahce Palace between 1843 and 1856. The palace building stretches for 600 meters along the Bosporus Strait. It is magnificent and shows the glory and wealth of the once-prosperous Ottoman Empire.

The building cost 15,000 Ottoman gold liras (approximately $3.5 billion), or 1,875 tons of gold. The huge expenditures incurred by the building put enormous pressure on the state finances, causing the financial situation of the Ottoman Empire to deteriorate. By a decree that came into force on 10th January 1938, the palace became a national heritage of the Republic of Turkey. The founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, used the palace as his presidential palace.

Dolmabahce Palace Size And Structure

For a new elegant, comfortable modern palace building, eclectic elements of the Baroque, Rococo, and Neoclassical periods were combined with typical Ottoman architecture. The white exterior of the Dolmabahce Palace, especially the facade facing the Bosphorus, shows a classic European double-wing structure separated by a large avant-garde and two side avant-gardes. The guards at the palace entrance are also the highlight of attracting tourists' attention. They are tall and mighty, motionless, so many people think they are statues.

Dolmabahce Palace is the largest palace in Turkey, with many large and small living rooms, like a maze. The internal directions are dizzying; luxurious crystal lamps and ivory and gold products abound. All doors, windows, and ceilings were elaborately decorated, and 14 tons of gold were used to make a gold leaf to decorate the palace's ceiling. The largest hall is supported by 56 columns, hanging the world's largest chandelier weighing 4.5 tons and composed of 750 lamp bead crystals. There are also famous paintings of famous artists distributed in the hall and various rooms, which are worth admiring.

Dolmabahce Palace Size

Dolmabahçe Palace, Turkey's largest mono-block palace, is excessive in size and filled with gold and crystal. The palace covers an area of 45,000 square meters (11.1 acres) and has 285 rooms, 46 halls, 6 hammams, and 68 toilets.

Conclusion

Dolmabahce Palace, built in the middle of the 19th century, is called the New Palace because it is similar to the Topkapi Palace, built in the 15th century, while the latter is called the Old Palace. Starting with the move of the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from Topkapi Palace in 1856 until the abolishment of the caliphate in 1924, the Dolmabahce Palace was home to six sultans. In memory of the founder of the Turkish Republic, all clocks in the palace are stopped at the time of his death. In July 2004, when the torch of the Athens Olympic Games was passed in Istanbul, the New Palace was the terminus, and people held celebrations here.