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	Topkapi (movie) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Topkapi is a 1964 heist film by directed by American Jules Dassin.
		A remake entitled The Topkapi Affair starring Pierce Brosnan has been announced and is scheduled for release in 2006.
		The Topkapi Affair will be a sequel to the 1999 remake, The Thomas Crown Affair.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Topkapi_(movie) (470 words)

	Topkapi Palace
		Topkapi Palace was the ornately beautiful palace that was the home of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire for almost 400 years.
		Topkapi Palace continued to be the home of the Ottoman sultans, and the center of the Ottoman government, for nearly 400 years.
		Topkapi was an important palace because it housed the Ottoman government and sultans for 4 centuries.
	www.lakesideschool.org /studentweb/worldhistory/IslamicEmpirese/TopkapiPalace.htm (473 words)

	Topkapi Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The palace is located on the Seraglio Point between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara in Istanbul, having a splendid view of the Bosphorus.
		Other places in the Topkapi Palace are the Tower of Justice, the Pavilion of the Holy Mantle containing relics of the Prophet Muhammad and the first caliphs, the Throne Room (Arz Odası) in the Harem where the Sultan received his guests and envoys, and the Baghdad Pavilion in the Fourth Court, built by Murad IV.
		Today the Topkapi serves as an museum for imperial era, and is one of Istanbul's greatest tourist attractions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Topkapi_Palace (352 words)

	Topkapi Sarayi and Hippodrome
		Topkapi Sarayi was originally begun by Sultan Mehmed II not long after the conquest.
		For nearly four centuries, Topkapi was both the residence of the sultans and the seat of government power.
		During its most brilliant period, Topkapi Sarayi was inhabited by upwards of 50 thousand people -servants, soldiers, and government officials- in addition to the sultan and his family.
	www.mersina.com /Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/journey/journey3.html (634 words)

	Palaces of Istanbul - All About Turkey
		Topkapi was the first Ottoman palace to be built (1466-1478) in the newly conquered capital of the Empire.
		Located on the spot where the foundations of the city were first laid in ancient times by Megarian Chief Byzas in 7th century BC, the palace boasts one of the most beautiful views of Istanbul, incorporating the Bosphorus, the Golden Horn, the two shores and the sea of Marmara.
		Unlike the European palaces, Topkapi is not a single monumental structure but a more organic complex made up of various kiosks, gardens and areas spread over the tip of the historical peninsula at the entry of the Golden Horn.
	www.allaboutturkey.com /ist_pal.htm (623 words)

	The Topkapi Palace Harem
		Although the sultans of yesterday are long gone, the hallways and walls of the Topkapi Palace still whisper their stories.
		Topkapi Palace was added onto for centuries until it became the masterpiece we know of as today.
		The entrance to the harem at Topkapi is located at the Second Courtyard, which consists of four other paths to various parts of the large complex.
	topkapiserayi.tripod.com (1530 words)

	Topkapi Endustri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Topkapi Endustri also supplied and commissioned a 800 kW Gas engine to BOTAS, the Gas Importing and Distributing Company of Turkey, to operate as an emergency unit at the Gas Compressor Station in Ambarli-Istanbul in December 2000.
		Both plants are planned and constructed by Topkapi Endustri on turn-key basis and put in operation by the end of February 2001 in a record time schedule.
		Topkapi Endustri and GE-Jenbacher AG are determined to be market leader as is the case in the rest of the world, which is expected to be followed by the technology leadership on Gas engine Cogeneration.
	www.topkapigroup.com.tr /eng/jenbacher.asp (1403 words)

	Istanbul : Attractions : Topkapi Palace (Topkapi Sarayi) \| Frommers.com
		Residence of the sultans, administrative seat of the Ottoman Empire for almost 400 years, and the source of legend on life in the harem, Topkapi Palace should be up at the top of the list for anyone interested in the vast and exotic world behind the seraglio walls.
		It's impossible to rush through the palace, so you should allot at least a half-day and be prepared to encounter a few bottlenecks throughout the enclosed exhibition halls, especially in the Holy Relics Room where the ardent faithful, in their religious fervor, tend to obstruct the display cases.
		Topkapi houses the third most important collection of porcelain in the world, after Beijing and Dresden, while the palace's collection of celadons surpasses that of Beijing because the Chinese destroyed all of theirs during the Cultural Revolution.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/istanbul/0350020332.html (3840 words)

	Topkapi-Serail - Wikipedia
		Der Palast besteht nicht aus einem einzigen Block, sondern aus mehreren einzelnen Gebäuden, die auf einen großen Garten getreu der türkischen Hausbauweise verteilt sind.
		Jahrhundert der Name Topkapi durchsetzte, der sich von der palasteigenen Kanonengießerei ableitete.
		Das Topkapi diente 1964 als Kulisse für den gleichnamigen Film Topkapi mit Melina Mercouri, Maximilian Schell und Sir Peter Ustinov.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Topkapi-Serail (509 words)

	Guide to Topkapi Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Apart from brief intervals, Topkapi Palace was home to all the Ottoman sultans until the reign of Abdulmecid I (1839-1860), a period of nearly four centuries.
		The palace was therefore not a single massive building in the western tradition, constructed at one go, but an organic structure which was never static, and reflected the styles and tastes of many periods in many independent units with individual functions.
		The last new building to be added to Topkapi was commissioned by Sultan Abdulmecid who abandoned Topkapi for a new palace on the Bosphorus.
	www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr /~history/Ext/palace.html (2060 words)

	HHF Caezar's Topkapi - For sale by Hidden Hill Farm Alpacas
		Her fall 2003 breeding to NGG Caezar resulted in a beautiful, vigorous little medium fawn female with dark points -- Topkapi is a lustrous, locky little girl -- her facial fiber portends one of those really wonderful suri heads with tendrils all over.
		Topkapi, her daughter, has all the star quality of both mom and dad already.
		Topkapi has the same incredible luster and pencil-point locking that I saw in her mother as a cria -- and her solid conformation as well.
	www.alpacanation.com /alpacasforsale/03_viewalpaca.asp?name=32056 (507 words)

	Istanbul Golden Tulip Eresin Hotel Topkapi. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Topkapi, Istanbul, 34270 TR A new hotel in the old city, overlooking the ancient "Topkapi Walls", conveys the unique and fascinating history of Istanbul in its spectacular triumph of architecture and design.
		Topkapi Restaurant does also have a lovely terrace, presenting you with various barbecue specialties: Barbecue Terrace Bar - a wonderful place to dine in summer.
		Topkapi which is the oldest and very central place in Istanbul, close to the most important historical and touristic sights Covered Bazaar, Suleymaniye Mosque, Sultan Ahmet Mosque, and Topkapi Palace Museum.
	www.turkeyhotelsresorts.com /golden_tulip_eresin_hotel_istanbul.htm (703 words)

	Topkapi Palace, Istanbul (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Between 1459 and 1465, Mehmet II built the Topkapi Palace as his principal residence, on Seraglio Point, at the eastern end of the Istanbul peninsula.
		The view from the Baghdad Pavilion, in the fourth courtyard of the Topkapi Palace, looking west toward the rest of the city of Istanbul.
		When we visited in May 2001, the palace was introducing a new system whereby you place the part of the ticket with the barcode into various readers around the palace for admission.
	www.mykreeve.net /istanbul/topkapi_palace (342 words)

	Topkapi Carpets
		His metier is history rather than the study of the carpets themselves, as is clear from his approach, which leans heavily upon inventories, lists of exports and imports, and the past literature of rugdom.
		From the Cinili Kosk, within the Topkapi walls, came a vase rug, a Northwest Persian medallion rug with houris in its border a copy of a Portuguese, several Indian rugs, two other Kermans, three large jufti harshang carpets, and another large jufti piece.
		The reverse is true of the Topkapi piece, whose warp is dyed red for merely 3 1/2 inches on each side, the entire center being yellow.
	www.rugreview.com /84j.htm (1529 words)

	Topkapi Museum
		Museum information links include an essay on the historical background of the Topkapi palace (which was both a center of administration and residence for the Ottoman dynasty) and an extensive bibliography of about 90 works on Topkapi (many in English)—indicating the importance of the palace itself.
		The Topkapi scroll is a 16th-century manual of architecture with detailed illustrations demonstrating many aspects and intricacies of embellishment in Islamic architecture, 20 of whose images are provided here.
		Such images of Islamic art from the Topkapi museum can not only bring to life periods of Ottoman history, but also the variety and brilliance of Islamic art, both of which are useful to the teaching of world history.
	chnm.gmu.edu /worldhistorysources/searchwhm.php?function=print&whmid=180/whm.html&wwhrecord= (1012 words)

	Topkapi Palace Turkey - AboutTurkey.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Topkapi Palace is certainly the most important historical site to be visited in Istanbul.
		The total area of the Palace is twice the area of Vatican and half of Monaco in size.
		Besides being the official residence of the Sultan, the Topkapi Palace served as the headquarters of the government.
	www.aboutturkey.com /turkey/Famous_Landmarks/Topkapi_Palace_.shtml (232 words)

	Secret garden: Topkapi Palace Harem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The harem section of Topkapi Palace was carefully situated so that it could not be seen from the state apartments and the courtyards where public affairs were conducted.
		As the population of the harem increased from the end of the 16th century onwards, mezzanines and additional buildings were constructed containing bedrooms for the serving women and self-contained apartments for the wives of the sultan.
		European baroque began to influence Turkish art and architecture at this time, and the Tulip Era is characterised by a new naturalistic style which is perhaps most strikingly exemplified by the painted wall decoration consisting of vases of flowers and plates of fruit in the Fruit Room of Ahmed III in the harem.
	www.talkabouttravelling.com /group/alt.travel/messages/52824.html (951 words)

	TOPKAPI Vision Remote Access
		TOPKAPI's application changes are performed at a unique location (on the server), and do not have to be applied anywhere else
		Using TOPKAPI Webserv is recommended when publishing information for many occasional persons or when access to the TOPKAPI application is required punctually or occasionally, from many machines without prior specific installation.
		Use TOPKAPI Client whenever the supervision application, when viewing several screens, requires fast action in an environment identical to that of the main server station: typically, frequent remote control operations, mainly for standby duty operators.
	www.areal.fr /TOPKAPI_V3_Release-E.html (486 words)

	Istanbul Photo Album 2004 - Day 4 - Topkapi Palace
		Shortly after the conquest of Constantinople, Sultan Mehmet II began the construction of a new palace on the hill where in antiquity the acropolis of Byzantium was located.
		One of those pavilions was a shore palace that was known as the Topkapi shore palace, as it was situated near the cannon gate -Top Kapı- of the ancient walls of Istanbul.
		More about the history of the palace and its treasures can be found at the Topkapi Museum web-page.
	www.anatolia.luwo.be /Istanbul4b.htm (435 words)

	Topkapi Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Topkapi Palace, the imperial residence of the Ottoman Sultans for four centuries, lies at the tip of the headland at the mouth of the Bosphorus Strait.
		It is possible that the first builders of Topkapi Palace made use of existing foundations and retaining walls, hence the non-axial plan of the palace.Undoubtedly Topkapi involved a synthesis of Byzantine elements but what grew up on the peninsula by the Golden Horn cannot possibly be divorced from its predecessors in Ottoman history.
		The nearby Sofa Pavillion was built for Ahmet III in his tulip garden who used to occupt this area.
	www.virtualistanbul.com /virtualistanbul/Topkapi.htm (808 words)

	DVD Savant Review: Topkapi
		The opening is a fantasy of Elizabeth's lust for the emeralds on the sultan's dagger, and the caper that follows takes the form of an enjoyable lark instead of the tense meatgrinder of Rififi.
		In Topkapi, the hasty change of plans happens when muscleman Jess Hahn's fingers are broken, and sad-sack conman Peter Ustinov must take his place, even though he's only barely strong enough, and has a bad fear of heights.
		Topkapi's wonderful soundtrack sounds a tad distorted and thin, which also might be how the original played.
	www.dvdtalk.com /dvdsavant/s375topkapi.html (1393 words)

	The Topkapi Palace
		And steeped in the aura of a Turkish palace famed for its sumptuous harems and warrior sultans, they have enchanted the world for centuries, with their curvaceous forms eagerly imitated by the Spanish, English, Italians and Russians.
		The Topkapi Dagger, encased in layers of Plexiglas for security reasons, is an awe-inspiring sight.
		Known for its star turn in Topkapi, a 1964 film staring Peter Ustinov and Melina Mercouri about a failed jewel heist, the dagger played a real role in a bloody incident of 18th Century political intrigue that put its Hollywood role to shame.
	www.fiu.edu /~tosun/tsa/topkapi_palace.htm (1113 words)

	Istanbul Topkapi Eresin Hotel - SpainGate : SPAIN , Travel , Search , Add Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In a privileged position on the northeastern coast of the Iberian peninsula and the shores of the Mediterranean, Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain in both size and population.
		Istanbul Topkapi Eresin Hotel has throughout the centuries enjoyed the advantages of its position between Europe and Asia and has always been one of the greeat theatres of human civilization, witnessing the victory of great empires.Golden Tulip Eresin Topkapı Hotel...
		The Topkapi Restaurant, renowned for its outstading Turkish and Ottoman cuisine and exquisite service, creates a unique setting for a most enjoyable gourment dinner in an authentic atmosphere with its typical Turkish decoration.
	www.spaingate.com /content/view/57/42 (563 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Video: Topkapi [1964] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Trouble brews beneath the exotically curved towers of Istanbul when the equally exotic - and equally curved Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) recruits her former lover (Maximilian Schell) in a scheme to heist the pride of the city's Topkapi museum: a jewel encrusted dagger.
		With a Hadjidakis musical score as sunny and refreshing as a Mediterannean landscape and top-notch performances by Peter Ustinof and Melina Merkouri, Topkapi is the pinnacle of Hollywood entertainment: fast, light, technically faultless.
		She is playing the role of a passionate woman who's aim is to steal a diamond dagger in the TOPKAPI Museum in Instabul.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004CK6Y (543 words)

	Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
		Above, Topkapi Palace on Seraglio Point where the Golden Horn meets the Bosphorus.
		Below,dress rehearsal in front of Topkapi's Gate of Felicity for Mozart's Abduction from the Seraglio, performed each summer in the International Istanbul Music Festival.
		ome of the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years, Topkapi ("Palace of the Cannon Gate") was the seraglio, the heart of the vast Ottoman Empire, ruled by the monarch who lived in Topkapi's hundreds of rooms with hundreds of concubines, children, and white and fl servants.
	www.turkeytravelplanner.com /WhereToGo/Istanbul/Sights/Sultanahmet/TopkapiSaray.html (200 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Topkapi : Plot
		Bumbling Peter Ustinov (who won an Oscar for his performance) is duped into helping the thieves, and soon finds himself uneasily straddling both sides of the law.
		As in Rififi, the theft itself (taking place in Istanbul's Topkapi Palace museum) is played out in near-complete silence.
		Topkapi was based on The Light of Day, a somewhat more somber novel by Eric Ambler.
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/35919/plot.jhtml (197 words)

	Topkapi
		Topkapi/ B+,C+ This very enjoyable caper concoction is quite literally taken to the rooftops by a splendid Peter Ustinov performance.
		Stealing a magnificent gem from the Topkapi museum in Istanbul is the excuse for banding together an international team of specialists that interact delightful.
		Despite less a less than perfect DVD, Topkapi is a worthy entertainment, a treat for past and current generations of movie lovers.
	www.filmsondisc.com /DVDpages/topkapi.htm (408 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: The Topkapi Scroll: Geometry and Ornament in Islamic Architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Featuring elaborate star-and-polygon patterns, the Topkapi scroll, probably made in Persia in the late 15th or early 16th century, was a manual of architectural designs used in complex vaults, geometric ornaments, mosaic tiles and polychromatic masonry.
		In this scholarly, sumptuously illustrated study, the scroll, preserved in Istanbul's Topkapi Palace Museum, serves as a point of departure for Necipoglu's history of Islamic architectural drawing and her trenchant critique of European "orientalist" assumptions about Islamic culture.
		Dating from the late 15th or early 16th century and featuring 115 geometrical patterns, the scroll is shown here in its entirety in clear and...
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0892363355 (334 words)

	Ottoman Empire: Flags and coats of arms shown in the Topkapi Museum (Istanbul) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		During the XVIth and the XVIIth centuries the Zulfikar flags were widespread in Ottoman army and numerous red Zulfikar flags left in the battles in Europe are shown in museums and one can even see a red, triangular Zulfikar flag in the Doge Palace in Venice.
		The following items were shown in an exhibition of the masterpieces of the Topkapi Museum (Istanbul), held in the Palace of Versailles (France), Summer 1999.
		Some of these flags are on display at Topkapi Museum and many information came from there as well.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/tr-topk.html (424 words)

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