05:19 view of the Marmara Sea from the palace
08:23 Grand Kiosk
14:06 Terrace Kiosk
14:31 Yerevan Kiosk
17:54 Baghdad Kiosk
19:52 Circumcision Room
22:14 the most sacred relics
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Second Courtyard : • Topkapı Palace Museum ...
Third Courtyard : • Topkapı Palace Museum ...
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The Fourth Courtyard , also known as the Imperial Sofa (Sofa-ı Hümâyûn), was more of an innermost private sanctuary of the sultan and his family, and consists of a number of pavilions, kiosks , gardens and terraces. It was originally a part of the Third Courtyard but recent scholars have identified it as more separate to better distinguish it.
Circumcision Room :
In 1640, Sultan Ibrahim I added the Circumcision Room , a summer kiosk dedicated to the circumcision of young princes, which is a religious tradition in Islam for cleanliness and purity. Its interior and exterior are decorated with a mixed collection of rare recycled tiles such as the blue tiles with flower motifs at the exterior. The most important of these are the blue and white tile panels
Yerevan Kiosk :
The Yerevan Kiosk served as a religious retreat of 40 days. It is a rather small pavilion with a central dome and three apses for sofas and textiles. The fourth wall contains the door and a fireplace. The wall facing the colonnade is set with marble, the other walls with low-cost İznik blue-and-white tiles, patterned after those of a century earlier.
Terrace Kiosk :
It was restored in 1704 by Sultan Ahmed III and rebuilt in 1752 by Mahmud I in the Rococo style. It is the only wooden building in the innermost part of the palace. It consists of rooms with the backside supported by columns.
Grand Kiosk :
The Grand Kiosk, also known as the Mecidiye Kiosk, Grand Pavilion or Kiosk of Abdül Mecid I , built in 1840, was the last significant addition to the palace, along with the neighbouring Wardrobe Chamber . Both were built on the orders of Sultan Abdül Mecid I as an imperial reception and resting place because of its splendid location, giving a panoramic view on the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus. The sultans would stay here whenever they visited Topkapı from their seaside palaces.
the most sacred relics :
It houses what are considered to be "the most sacred relics of the Muslim world": the cloak of Hz. Muhammad, two swords, a bow, one tooth, a hair of his beard, his battle sabres, an autographed letter and other relics.
which are known as the Sacred Trusts. Several other sacred objects are on display, such as the swords of the first four Caliphs, the Staff of Moses, the turban of Joseph and a carpet