Ibrahim Pasha Palace

The Ibrahim Pasha Palace (Turkish: İbrahim Paşa Sarayı) is an Ottoman imperial court residence of Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha. It is located in Sultanahmet Square of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. Currently, the building is mainly used as the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum (Turkish: Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi).

Initially named the Hippodrome Palace due to its location at the Hippodrome of Constantinople, it took later its name from Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1494–1536), who served as the Grand Vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–1566) from 1523 until his execution in 1536.

An important example of 16th-century Ottoman architecture, the building is situated on the grounds of Eastern Roman Empire's historical hippodrome. According to Ottoman historian Solakzade Mehmet Hemdemi Efendi (1590–1657), even the construction date of the palace is not certainly known, it is believed that it coincides to the Sultan Bayezid II era (reigned 1481–1512). It is known that the building underwent repairs in 1521.

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Ibrahim Pasha Palace staat op plaats 1.994 van 5.793 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 36 van de 120 die de atlas in Turkije in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in 1481, en daarmee ouder dan 51% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 243 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 15e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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