Dolmabahçe Palace
| Dolmabahçe Palace | |
|---|---|
Dolmabahçe Sarayı | |
A view of Dolmabahçe Palace from the Bosporus | |
| General information | |
| Type | Palace (1856–1984) |
| Architectural style | Baroque Revival and Rococo Revival |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°02′22″N 29°00′06″E / 41.03944°N 29.00167°E |
| Construction started | 1843 |
| Completed | 1856 |
| Client | Ottoman sultans |
| Owner | Government of Turkey |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Garabet Balyan |
| Website | |
| www.millisaraylar.gov.tr | |
Dolmabahçe Palace (Turkish: Dolmabahçe Sarayı [doɫmabahˈtʃe saɾaˈjɯ]) is a 19th-century imperial palace located in Istanbul, Turkey, along the European shore of the Bosporus, which served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and from 1909 to 1922.