İkinci Avlu
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İkinci Avlu is the Turkish name for the Second Courtyard of Istanbul’s Topkapı Palace, a key ceremonial and administrative space of the former Ottoman imperial residence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| İkinci Avlu canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architecturalStructure
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ historicSite ⓘ sectionOfPalace ⓘ |
| access | open to visitors as part of Topkapı Palace Museum ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alay Meydanı
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Divan Meydanı NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Courtyard of Topkapı Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ottoman architecture ⓘ |
| city | Istanbul ⓘ |
| constructedAsPartOf | early phases of Topkapı Palace after the conquest of Constantinople ⓘ |
| contains |
Imperial Council complex (Divan-ı Hümayun)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tower of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ hospital and pharmacy buildings (historically) ⓘ palace kitchens ⓘ stables area (historically) ⓘ treasury-related service buildings (historically) ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| eraOfMainUse | 15th to 19th centuries ⓘ |
| feature |
access from the Imperial Gate (Bab-ı Hümayun) via the First Courtyard
ⓘ
gate to the Third Courtyard (Babüssaade) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Üçüncü Avlu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
administrative space
ⓘ
ceremonial space ⓘ processional courtyard ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Areas of Istanbul" ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fatih district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Historic Peninsula of Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ Istanbul ⓘ Marmara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Topkapı Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman imperial palace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Topkapı Palace complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSequence | second courtyard ⓘ |
| precededBy | Birinci Avlu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
center of state ceremonies in Topkapı Palace
ⓘ
key administrative hub of the Ottoman imperial residence ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1985 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ottoman court officials
ⓘ
Ottoman sultans NERFINISHED ⓘ foreign envoys ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military and ceremonial parades
ⓘ
public celebrations on religious and imperial festivals ⓘ receptions of foreign ambassadors ⓘ |
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