TopKapi...

200 inspiration photos

TopKapi was the place where the sultan lived and ruled his Ottoman empire from - 15th to the 19th century, it contained 4000 people. But what really fascinated me was the Sultans private section where he lived together with his mother, 4 wives, children and his harem of 300 women. It was filled from floor to ceiling with tiles in blue and green colors, all with different patterns. We spend 6 hours at the palace, but 3 of them in the private section, I didn't want to leave again (so I took over 200 inspiration photos).

Sultanens private bolig

Topkapi er navnet paa det slottet hvor sultanen af det Osmanniske Rige boede fra - 15. til det 19. århundrede. Ordet topkapi betyder 'den store dør' og i sin  storhedstid boede 4000 mennesker i Topkapi. Slottet er sammensat af fire store haver med tilhørende bygninger.  

Men hvad virkelig fascineret mig, var Sultanens private bolig, hvor han opholdte sig sammen med sin mor, 4 koner, børn og sit harem af 300 udlandske kvinder. Da det ikke  var tilladt (ifolge islamisk tro) at holde andre muslimer som slaver, var alle kvinderne i haremmet kristne (stjaalet fra andre lande). I boligen var tusindvis af klinker i blå og grønne farver, alle med forskellige mønstre... Det var SAA smukt! Jeg tog over 200 billeder og brugt 3 timer paa at studere dem!    

According to Islamic belief it was not allowed to keep other Muslims as slaves, so all the 

women in the harem were Christians (stolen from other countries).

In the palace kitchens there is a fabulous collection of Chinese porcelain highly valued

 by the Sultans. The porcelain was believed to change its color when touched by

 poisonous food!

I slottets køkkener er en fabelagtig samling af kinesisk porcelæn, fordi sultanen mente 

at porcelænet ændrede farve ved berøring af giftig mad, hans mad blev derfor 

udelukkende serveret paa porcelæn tallerkner. 

A collection of patterns on Iznik tiles decorating the TopKapi palace.

En samling af mønstret Iznik fliser - Topkapi.