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Yıldız Palace

Beşiktaş, Turkey · built 1790

Yıldız Palace (Yıldız Sarayı, [jɯɫˈdɯz saɾaˈjɯ]) is a vast complex of former imperial Ottoman pavilions and villas in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, built in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was used as a residence by the sultan and his court in the late 19th century.

Palace data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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