Dolmabahçe Palace
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June 8
The place is gorgeous. Expensive and cute, as they say. I have never regretted it. You can use QR codes to listen to everything you want and read it in English.
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October 12, 2024
A very beautiful place, a must-visit. The minus is the price, but everything is organized at a good level. It's a pity you can't shoot inside the expositions.
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March 31, 2024
A very beautiful place! The palace has a huge territory, an audio guide is issued at the entrance in many languages, an important addition to the audio guide (take the headphones that come with the old non-usb connector, so that you can connect them and listen freely without using your hands) what is important, and passing through the halls, you can listen to an excursion exactly in one or another hall.
There are many locations where you can take cool photos, there is a cafe on the territory with reasonable prices where you can easily have a snack, next to the cafe there is a small pond where a swan lives. Very beautiful walking lawns, as well as a beautiful view of the Bosphorus. A small addition, it is better to come in the morning, around 10 o'clock, so that you do not get into a large crowd of people and get to take good pictures.
The impression of the visit is only positive.
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October 28, 2024
Interestingly, the price does not bite as much as everywhere else, the palace is huge, about a third of it is open to visitors, the art gallery is quite extensive
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June 7, 2023
The place is very beautiful and atmospheric. You can get from the old town by tram T1, get off at the Kabataş stop. And go from the tram stop to the left, along the sea 500 meters.
In general, I got here by accident, the place is extremely beautiful. But! If you are not a student of Istanbul, the price will be 450 liras. I was very glad that I took my student ID with me, because I am a student of Turkey and the entrance cost me 70 LIRAS INSTEAD OF 450. If you study in this camp, please take your ID with you! Very profitable. They include the services of a guide with headphones, a museum, a palace and a harem. Take at least 2 hours to this place without a road. A place for beautiful photos in every corner of the palace on the street, but not inside! It is strictly forbidden to take pictures inside, there are inspectors at every corner who are very vigilant. It may be possible to take 1-2 photos of small rooms, but not large apartments. The place is very well maintained and planted with a bunch of beautiful plants, there is a pond with fish. For me, the only disadvantage is that you can't take photos inside. And I recommend it!!!
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October 13, 2024
I really liked the palace. It was especially interesting to hear about the harem. The territory is very beautiful, the gate opens directly onto the Bosphorus. Everything speaks of greatness.
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October 31, 2023
A beautiful place in Istanbul. The park is pleasant and the view of the strait. Wonderful tourist service. There are toilets and cafes. Inside the palace, too much space is fenced off from the opportunity to view the details of the exhibits. In general, a pleasant visit for the whole day.
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September 3, 2024
One of the most beautiful palaces! Perhaps the most beautiful palace in Istanbul, a beautiful garden, a wonderful view of the Bosphorus. Worthy of a visit, definitely!
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May 9, 2024
Great location, beautiful, but everything is very tasteless! As a historical place, I definitely do not recommend visiting it. Since there is nothing to tell about it, except how many tons of gold were spent during construction (we took an audio guide). Tickets are expensive, you can't take pictures (the PSC is constantly monitoring this). The queue for entry and ticket purchase.
The only thing that is interesting is the collection of paintings by I. Aivazovsky.
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February 9
It's a very cool place, with great views, especially of the sea!The visit is worth it!)
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May 22, 2024
Super! The palace and grounds are very beautiful. Entrance is paid. Photography is not allowed inside the palace. On the territory you can take beautiful photos against the background of the arch and the sea. There was also an exhibition of paintings. It's going to sound weird, but we found chickens in the backyard. There are also several toilets on site.
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April 30, 2024
Very beautiful architecture, Instagram view of the strait. The interior of the palace and the number of exhibits are not comparable to the palaces of St. Petersburg. I was impressed by the last room, it is forbidden to take pictures inside
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March 26
A very beautiful palace with a magnificent garden and stunning views of the Bosphorus
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September 6, 2024
An incredible place that is a must-visit. Put in about 3 hours for a visit. Do not forget to take an audio guide, without it you will not learn the whole history of this place. Go to a small mosque nearby, it is very beautiful. Sit in the on-site cafe and go to the art museum. I highly recommend this place to those who want to plunge into the atmosphere of Turkish history and see with their own eyes the residence of the Sultan's family.
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April 5
It's probably something grandiose for Turkey, but it certainly pales in comparison with the Hermitage.
I liked the harem.
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April 4
It's a great place.
Everything in Istanbul is beautiful and delicious.
I love this city.
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May 4
It's just a gorgeous building, a gate with access to the Bosphorus, and the palace itself. Definitely worth a visit, go inside. It is forbidden to take photos, but while the guards are turning away, you can take a photo in time.
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March 28
For fifteen hundred lire! You can't take pictures, it's not clear why you're scheming. All rooms are closed, you can't go anywhere, you just walk along the corridor and look into the side) the territory is really beautiful
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September 1, 2024
The museum is impressive not only for its appearance, but also for the history where Ataturk himself died. The audio guide is included in the ticket price, passport deposit / $ 100. The cost for the current day is 1050 Turkish lira, 3150 in our rubles, a visit to this particular museum is not included in the price of the Istanbul museum card. The views are amazing. Beautiful photos are provided for you, but you can not take pictures in the museum (but if you take a little quietly, then you can take a little)))
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June 15, 2024
A very beautiful palace. To visit, take an audio guide (next to the ticket office). The palace park is just a fairy tale! A visit to the palace can be combined with a cruise along the Bosphorus, the pier is nearby.
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December 19, 2023
Everyone must visit if you are in Istanbul! Tickets are valid for 7 days, if you don't have time for something, stretch the fun! The museum with the amazing collection of Aivazovsky should definitely be visited and it can be rescheduled for another day as a dessert) audio guides are free with a passport as a deposit, they give a flight at the controllers at the first entrance to the arch. You have to ask, no one advertises them.
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April 11
we sailed along the Bosphorus and had a great opportunity to see the architecture of the Palace
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December 17, 2024
Dolmabahçe palace is a very beautiful magnificent place, but I entered the museum with a card at the entrance, the greeting that should be said was not entered with a museum card, it was not said that the ticket was valid when I came to the door, I was told that the ticket was valid, I didn't want to go back in rainy weather and buy a ticket, those who left should go accordingly
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November 30, 2024
A gorgeous palace! The ticket for tourists is expensive, around 1300 liras. But it's worth a visit. The famous gate overlooking the Bosphorus)
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March 24, 2024
A beautiful palace, a very convenient audio guide, you just need to lean against the sign. The palace includes a men's section, a harem and a huge art gallery. A whole hall of Aivazovsky's paintings. Unfortunately, photos are forbidden.
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December 14, 2023
A great place to visit in Istanbul. We were on a rainy day and spent 3-4 hours there for sure. There is a cafe on site. The queue for cash payment was much smaller than for card payment)
Do not throw away the ticket after entering, it is checked in every location!
There were three locations (one or two more were closed): the palace, the harem and the gallery.
There are signs everywhere that you can't take pictures inside.
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April 26
A very beautiful palace and an art gallery (there is a separate hall with paintings by Aivazovsky, impressive) the territory is also very beautiful with a view of the Bosphorus
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July 28, 2023
It's beautiful, with a residence permit for free only to the park, so we paid a full ticket of 450 liras like, the palace itself won't say wow, but it's nice to walk around to see, imagine how we lived at that time)
The queue in July was not small, we stood in the heat for 20 minutes)
- You can't take pictures, which is absolutely unpleasant, they yell right at the whole hall that you can't take pictures.
-The audio guide is more pleasant than in Topkapi, I don't know why they give phones that everyone can hear, everyone is listening on speakerphone and different languages are everywhere. Right there, as you hold the phone and a story is broadcast in your ear)
He should come early, there is a lot more there besides the palace)
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October 1, 2023
Of course, this is a wonderful monument of both history and architecture. The guide said the project and the construction were inspired by the Palace of Versailles with an eye to outdo. The symmetrical arrangement of some rooms with a view of the land or the sea (the Bosphorus) is a good find. Beautiful original chandeliers.
In general, I looked at all this splendor, and my soul grieved that the same, for example, Catherine's Palace near St. Petersburg was destroyed and looted during the Second World War, and now it looks richer and more festive, there is a magnificent garden there.
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June 8, 2024
Expensive, rich, beautiful. A clear example of abandoning Asia in favor of Europe. Rich decoration, beautiful chandeliers, beautiful garden, promenade. It's really worth a look.
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March 17, 2024
Dolmabahce
- the palace of the Ottoman Sultans. It is included in my personal Top 3 places in Istanbul.
Photo/video shooting is prohibited inside the palace, but this adds even more mystery to it, each hall is beautiful in its own way: painted ceilings, chandeliers, paintings and, my love, stoves lined with light ceramic tiles with patterns and stones. Unlike Topkapi Palace, most rooms of the palace and harem are open.
Next to the palace there is an embankment and a summer cafe, and immediately behind it there is an art gallery, where I received special inspiration from the paintings of Aivazovsky, who came to Istanbul many times, was inspired by him, was friends with the sultans and created in this place.
You can get to the palace by tram T1.
The visit time is 3-5 hours.
The entrance fee is 1050 liras (≈ $ 33)
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November 16, 2023
I definitely recommend you to visit, such halls, luxurious decorations, costs 650 lira, 1000 lira - express; the queue is large at the ticket office and entrance, but it passes quickly, the territory is very beautiful, museum visits are immediately included in the price, an audio guide in different languages, tells everything in detail
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September 28, 2024
We were there in September
The place is beautiful, there is something to see. There weren't many tourists, it was a little stuffy in the palace itself. Great view of the Bosphorus.
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May 15, 2024
I strongly recommend you to visit. It is very beautiful and informative. The price for tourists is much more expensive than for locals. Delicious desserts can be eaten at the on-site cafe.
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February 18, 2024
If you are in Istanbul, be sure to take the time to walk or drive to this palace. In January 2024, an entrance ticket for a foreigner cost more than 3,000 rubles in Russian rubles - but a visit to the Dolmabahce Palace is certainly worth the money. In terms of beauty and luxury, he will give 1000 points ahead to all the richest palaces in Europe and especially our Fatherland (of which the author of this post has seen not so few). And this is not a merchant's desire to suppress the visitor with an abundance of gold - the palace of the Turkish sultans, built in the middle of the XIX century, shines with elegant architecture, sculptures and paintings, furniture and lamps with hundreds of candles... The visitor of the XXI century will pay tribute to the excellent taste and respect for both the traditions of his people and the best examples of world applied art demonstrated by the Turkish sultans. It is not for nothing that the leader of the Turkish people, Kemal Ataturk, made this palace his residence. The Turks carefully preserve their heritage, keep it in excellent condition and allow numerous tourists from all over the world to join it. Like many things in this amazing country, Dolmabahce is a synergistic interaction of diverse cultures, giving the visitor an excellent opportunity to admire once again what beauty a person can create.
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November 24, 2024
An amazing place, a gorgeous palace with a wonderful view of the Bosphorus. The price of admission bites, but it's worth it
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May 8, 2024
A must-visit in Istanbul!
It is very similar to the palaces of the tsars in St. Petersburg, but in an oriental manner.It was very interesting to listen and look at the life history of the Sultans and the Ottoman Empire in general, I learned and saw a lot of new things.
One of the disadvantages is not a cheap ticket, it cost about 100 euros for three people.
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April 28
I didn't like the price- $50! It's very modest inside- I don't recommend it!
Anyone who has been to St. Petersburg will understand
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August 19, 2024
This is the first place that I recommend to visit. The beauty of the interior and the beautiful garden on the coast.
I want to come back in a few years to walk around Dolmabakhche!
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March 13
It's a good tour, and you can see and walk around without a guide.
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April 15
A beautiful palace from the 18th to the 19th century; there is a mini poultry house on the territory : partridges; chickens; roosters; peacocks
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January 7
Очень красивый дворец, особенно снаружи, помещение стоит дорого, но не пожалели что пошли
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July 11, 2023
A stunningly beautiful place, the last Palace of the Sultans, built in European traditions, an abundance of crystal and gold. It is very pleasant to walk around the palace garden, you can drink tea with cakes in the cafe (the price is reasonable). I recommend that you definitely visit, for those who will be in Istanbul.
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May 20
It's a beautiful palace, it's worth a look, it took 3 hours, it's forbidden to take pictures, but if you're careful, you can
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June 5, 2024
The palace itself looks gorgeous, I recommend it to everyone! The harem looks very pale after the palace. Admission in May 2024 is 1050 liras, audio guide in Russian is free (a deposit for each audio guide is a passport or $ 100).
The disadvantage is that you can't shoot inside. Although everything is being slowly removed until the guards see it.
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June 8
It's a very beautiful place! Must be on the list to visit in Istanbul!
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January 6
Very beautiful, very expensive. It's pointless to listen to bloggers' advice, you need to take a full ticket to get into the courtyard, the palace, and the gallery. Schedule a visit for at least 4-5 hours. There is an excellent coffee shop on site with delicious desserts. A huge territory. The audio guide system is not very clear, you need to ask for it at the checkout, you will not be able to take it further.
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May 24, 2024
This palace is worth a visit. It is a very beautiful palace both outside and inside. The ticket costs 1025 Turkish lira in May 2024. This price includes a visit to the palace itself, the harem and two more exhibitions. An audio guide is also included in this price. A wonderful place!
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January 20, 2024
The ticket for foreigners is 1150. It's not worth it. Everything looks great on the outside, but it's sad on the inside. It's not worth coming here for the sake of one throne room, and the rest of the rooms look a little dull. There are interesting exhibits in different corners, but it seems that the main part was stolen in dashing times. There are a lot of frankly empty rooms. The harem is generally sad and depressing - some dorms look more interesting. Therefore, they are not allowed to take photos - people will see and will not go. I want to return to the Top Caps, but not here.
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November 1, 2024
It is very expensive for foreigners, it upset us and we left. for two , 7,000rubles, plus or minus from the course, to look at the palace , where you can't take pictures and hold up at the paintings , rude staff , we decided to spend this money on St. Petersburg palaces. the price is constantly rising, which I noticed as if every month.
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