The Topkapi Palace
Synopsis
The Topkapı Palace series is the most comprehensive documentary project about the palace to date. In 1990, all of the palace's gates were opened to a film crew for the first time. Camera lights illuminated sections of the palace that are still closed to visitors and have never seen daylight until now.
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