Harem Entrance by junge1
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The Imperial Harem was the private living quarters of the Sultan and his family. Many of the over 400 rooms were constructed during the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent.
The Harem was ruled by the 'Valide Sultan', the mother of the reigning sultan.
It was here that the wifes (legally up to four) and the concubines (sometimes close to 300 - though they were not all in the Harem at the same time) of the sultan, including their children and their servants, the 'Valide Sultan', along with the Black eunuchs (brought from Africa) lived.
There was no trespassing beyond the gates of the Harem, except for the sultan, the queen mother, the sultan's consorts and favorites, the princes and the concubines as well as the eunuchs guarding the Harem (Sources: Tour Guide; Lonely Planet, Turkey, 2001; Wikepedia).
This picture was taken on 29 June 2013,
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Comments (24)
tigertim
Very ornate entrance..and no doubt impressively luxuriant beyond!!
Faemike55
Very cool image and great information thanks Sig, for this cool tour
Richardphotos
very immaculate design. did you apply as a new sultan?
starship64
Great picture. It looks like you had a fascinating trip.
whaleman
Pretty fancy entrance, but I guess if you could afford all the people in your harem this would seem trivial. Nice shot! Again, no one smiling, LOL!
jayfar
A very ornate and beautiful entrance and a very fascinating series of pics Sig.
auntietk
Incredible! It's hard to imagine such a place. What a cool stop on your tour!
Juliette.Gribnau
cool !! beautiful entrance
illkirch
According to the entrance there must be a lot to see inside
abreojos
Kind of like a bee going from one flower t the next pollinating it!
renecyberdoc
no way i prefer keeping my cojones.
flavia49
fabulous image
dakotabluemoon
He must have had a very interesting life and to keep up with all that would ware u out interesting piece of history and nice shot.
Minda
amazing shot and Great info sig.
farmerC
Shining shot.
drifterlee
Very nice shot!!!!
nefertiabet
Wonderful Picture and info my frind!!!
emmecielle
Splendid shot! :)
sandra46
great capture
jocko500
wonderful
ontar1
Cool, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
danapommet
A must zoom to check out that ornate doorway and surrounding ornamentation!
erlandpil
Splendid shot! erland
debbielove
On pain of death..... Very interesting read mate, thanks for that.. Lovely doorway! rob