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The Topkapi Palace
was the official residence of the Ottoman Sultans for 400 years (1465 - 1856) and
home to over 4,000 people at the height of its existence. Much of the inner areas of the palace
were decorated with richly coloured
Iznik
and Kütahya tiles
with many repeating patterns spread across multiple tile sets creating unique
and interesting wall designs.
Some of the courtyard buildings like the 'Baghdad Kiosk' even had an elaborate ceramic
ceiling design
with the surrounding furniture
adorned with beautiful mother-of-pearl and tortoise-shell inlays. Hardly any wall space was
left undecorated in the palace with many rooms have multiple ceramic tile designs next to each
other.
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Istanbul : Ceramic Tiles
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