TOPKAPI PALACE
Topkapi Palace is about 15 minutes away from The Golden Horn Istanbul Hotel. This is a place you absolutely must see in Istanbul; with its glory and architecture, Topkapi Palace is enchanting the spectators. The palace was built by the order of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in 1478, and has been the headquarters of the state and the house of the sultans for 400 years, thus witnessing the great history of the region. Opened to its visitors during Abdulmecit's reign, Topkapi Palace still embraces it's visitors and with its mystery and signs of Ottoman architecture it bears, the palace is the center of attention of tourists.