Dolmabahçe Sarayı

Dolmabahçe Palace
Dolmabahçe Sarayı
A view of Dolmabahçe Palace from the Bosporus (Strait of Istanbul)
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 / 41.03944; 29.00167
Construction started	1843
Completed	1856
Client	Ottoman sultans
Owner	Government of Turkey
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Garabet Balyan
Website
https://www.millisaraylar.gov.tr/en

Dolmabahçe Palace (Turkish: Dolmabahçe Sarayı, IPA: [doɫmabahˈtʃe saɾaˈjɯ]) located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European coast of the Bosporus strait, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and from 1909 to 1922 (Yıldız Palace was used in the interim period).