Tekfur Palace

The Tekfur Palace
The gate near the mosque is known as Edirnekapi, as the travelers going to Edirne, during the Ottoman period, left from this gate.

Going downhill at the interior of the city walls towards the Golden Horn, you would come across some Byzantine ruins.

First of the ruins is the Tekfur Palace, attracting attention with its different masonry. This palace is the only remaining section of the Blacherna Palace, which was built between 11th - 14th centuries.

The Tekfur Sarayi, with its three-floor decorative exterior surface.

The Tekfur Palace was used for tile manufacturing during the 18th century. Strolling through the ruins of palaces and dungeons, one gets to the Golden Horn.

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