Anyway, this is of course the most famous and reputed harem, but it is not the whole truth of the institution as such. For many Muslim families, it is simply the part of the private part of their house, where only the family are welcome.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Topkapi harem
A few interiors of the harem, including the courtyard for education and leisure of the so-called favourites. These are quite recent, but I have more, older photos, from it - which I may have showed you already? It has beautiful Iznik tiling almost all over.
Anyway, this is of course the most famous and reputed harem, but it is not the whole truth of the institution as such. For many Muslim families, it is simply the part of the private part of their house, where only the family are welcome.
Anyway, this is of course the most famous and reputed harem, but it is not the whole truth of the institution as such. For many Muslim families, it is simply the part of the private part of their house, where only the family are welcome.
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