Topkapi Palace
creator: Patron: Sultan Mehmed II
creator: Architect: Acem Ali
creator: Architect: Mimar Sinan (1488-1590)
date: Construction begun: 1459 Construction completed: 1465
date: Significant expansion during the reign of Suleiman I: 1520-1560
contributor: Brittany Lumanlan Martin
language: Istanbul, Turkey
type: Palace-Castle