Topkapi
Istanbul palace museum
Topkapi is the Ottoman imperial palace complex in Istanbul, Turkey, serving as the administrative center and royal residence from the 15th to 19th centuries.
Now a museum, it houses treasures including the Prophet Muhammad's relics and the Spoonmaker's Diamond.
The name also refers to the 1964 heist film set there: We watched Topkapi last night.
Member of Turkish dynasty
- sultanMuslim royal ruler
- haremWives' sequestered quarters
- IstanbulTurkish city, formerly Constantinople
- BosphorusStrait linking two seas
seraglio · courtyard · throne · imperial · divan · treasury · pavilion · kiosk
Organized large-scale theft
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- 1964Mid-sixties year
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
emerald · dagger · museum · crime · suspense · burglary · scheme · intrigue
Of Constantinople's civilization
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- tilesFlat covering pieces
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- minaretMosque tower with balcony
fountain · marble · mosaic · garden · terrace · gate · tower · ornate
Human-made historical objects
- collectionGathered set of items
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- jewelsOrnamental precious stones
dagger · emerald · porcelain · calligraphy · armor · manuscripts · miniatures · robes
Ottoman
Member of Turkish dynasty
- sultanMuslim royal ruler
- haremWives' sequestered quarters
- IstanbulTurkish city, formerly Constantinople
Bosphorus · seraglio · courtyard · throne · imperial · divan · treasury · pavilion · kiosk · quarters
heist
Organized large-scale theft
thriller · emerald · dagger · museum · crime · suspense · burglary · scheme · intrigue · cat burglar
Byzantine
Of Constantinople's civilization
minaret · fountain · marble · mosaic · garden · terrace · gate · tower · ornate · arabesque
artifacts
Human-made historical objects
- collectionGathered set of items
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
jewels · dagger · emerald · porcelain · calligraphy · armor · manuscripts · miniatures · robes · UNESCO
- Heist FilmsOcean's Eleven, The Italian Job, The Sting, Inside Man, Baby Driver
- Palacesroyal palace, Versailles, Buckingham Palace, imperial palace, Windsor Castle
- turkeyIstanbul, Ankara, turkey breast, turkey leg, Anatolia
- Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire, sultans, grand vizier, Constantinople, Suleiman
- IstanbulHagia Sophia, Bosphorus, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, Constantinople
- Turkish architectureHagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, hamam, hammam
TopkapiVersailles
French royal palace complex
Forbidden City · Winter Palace · Kremlin · Buckingham Palace · Windsor Castle