Gate of Felicity
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The Gate of Felicity is the ceremonial inner gateway of Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace, marking the entrance to the sultan’s private and administrative quarters in the Ottoman imperial complex.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gate of Felicity canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman architecture
ⓘ
architectural structure ⓘ ceremonial gate ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ottoman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ottoman court
ⓘ
Ottoman sultan ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum feature
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| function |
entrance to Inner Palace
ⓘ
symbolic boundary of imperial privacy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bab-üs Selam
ⓘ
surface form:
Babüssaade
Bab-üs Selam ⓘ
surface form:
Bâb-üs Saâde
|
| hasCulturalContext | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| hasDecorativeElement |
Ottoman calligraphy
ⓘ
imperial emblems ⓘ |
| hasType | palace gate ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageSiteOf | Historic Areas of Istanbul ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternativeName | Ottoman Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedBeyond |
Diwan-i-Khas
ⓘ
surface form:
Audience Chamber of the Sultan
Privy Chamber ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Chamber of the Sultan
|
| locatedIn |
Fatih district
ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ Topkapi Palace ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInArea |
Fatih, Istanbul
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Peninsula of Istanbul
|
| locatedNear |
Imperial Council Chamber
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Council Hall
|
| marksEntranceTo |
Topkapi Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Third Courtyard of Topkapi Palace
sultan’s administrative quarters ⓘ sultan’s private quarters ⓘ |
| material |
stone
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman imperial palace complex
ⓘ
Topkapi Palace ⓘ Topkapi Palace ⓘ
surface form:
Topkapi Palace museum complex
|
| separates |
Topkapi Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Courtyard of Topkapi Palace
Enderun Courtyard ⓘ
surface form:
Third Courtyard of Topkapi Palace
|
| servesAs | inner gateway of Topkapi Palace ⓘ |
| significance |
center of important Ottoman court ceremonies
ⓘ
symbol of sultan’s authority ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Ottoman period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access control to sultan’s private domain
ⓘ
imperial ceremonies ⓘ state rituals ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.