Baghdad Kiosk – Topkapi Palace Ottoman Pavilion 1639 | 3D Print STL

The pavilion a sultan built to celebrate taking Baghdad — the most elegant building in Topkapi Palace. Murad IV recaptured Baghdad from the Safavids in 1638 and marked the victory the following year with this kiosk on the terrace of the palace's fourth courtyard, looking out over the Golden Horn. Under a single dome and very wide overhanging eaves, a portico of marble columns wraps the building; inside, the walls are covered in Iznik tiles and the doors and cupboards are inlaid with mother-of-p…

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