Istanbul (Turkey) - Bâb-ı Âli (Sublime Porte)

            The Sublime Porte was the name of the open court of the sultan, led by the Grand Vizier. It got its name from the gate to the headquarters of the Grand Vizier in Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, where the sultan held the greeting ceremony for foreign ambassadors. It was an ancient Ottoman practice to make the gates of cities and kings' palaces places of assembly.

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Taken in: Turkey / İstanbul / İstanbul / Alemdar (show map)

Taken on: August 23, 2010

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