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Gardens of Topkapı Palace:
Gülhane Park
Gotlar Column, Gülhane Park
The Sur-i Sultani within the Royal Walls includes
not only the buildings that have stood witness
to important episodes in world history, but also
beautiful landscaped gardens. The first of those
gardens is Gülhane (Rosehouse) Park. Today,
the tulip is a flower mainly associated with other
countries. Perhaps in your mind too tulips are
identified with other countries. However, you
should know that the first tulip bulbs were sent
abroad from İstanbul in the Ottoman Period.
The tulip has even lent its name to the most
controversial era of Ottoman history. If you visit
İstanbul in season, you will find tulips in bloom
in Gülhane Park – a wonderful haven for those
trying to escape from summer heat, a place
where you can enjoy sea breezes under the
cool shade of centuries-old trees. The park also
has a panoramic view of the Sea of Marmara,
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