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Sacred Safekeeping Rooms
Sumptuously decorated with İznik tiles, these rooms are a repository for many sacred rel-
ics. When the sultans lived here, the rooms were only opened once a year on the 15th day
of the holy month of Ramazan.
Dormitory of the Privy Chamber
This dormitory next to the Sacred Safekeeping Rooms now houses portraits of 36 sultans.
It includes a copy of Gentile Bellini's portrait of Mehmet the Conqueror and a wonderful
painting of the Enthronment Ceremony of Sultan Selim III (1789) by court painter
Kostantin Kapidagi.
Imperial Treasury
The Treasury's most famous exhibit is the Topkapı Dagger, which features three enorm-
ous emeralds on its hilt. Also here is the Kasıkçı (Spoonmaker's) Diamond, a teardrop-
shaped 86-carat rock surrounded by dozens of smaller stones. First worn by Mehmet IV at
his accession to the throne in 1648, it's one of the largest diamonds in the world.
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