Edirne Palace
Edirne Palace or Saray-ı Cedid-i Amire (New Palace) is one of the Ottoman palaces in Edirne. It was the largest palace of the Ottoman Empire after the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. Only a very small part of it has survived to the present day. The palace, which is located outside the city center in a very large hunting ground and forest in the west of the Tunca River in the north, was built on an area of approximately 3 million square meters. It consisted of 5 main squares and the buildings in this square. Inside was a Palace Garden. Sarayiçi region, where the palace was located in the past, is the area where Kırkpınar wrestling is held today. II to its construction. It was started during the reign of Murat, and it was completed by the Architect Şehabettin during the reign of Mehmet the Conqueror. The most glorious time, the sultan IV. It happened during the reign of Mehmed. In this period, new mansions, rooms, pavilions, fountains and pools were built. The palace was used by the Ottoman sultans until the 19th century. Among the Ottoman sultans who went to the palace, Suleiman the Magnificent, II. Selim, I. Ahmed, IV. Mehmed, II. Ahmed, II. Mustafa, III. Ahmed is found. During the period from August 22, 1829, to September 14, 1829, when the Russians entered the city and left the city, there was a great destruction in the palace. During the 93 War in 1878, upon the news that the Russians would invade Edirne, upon the order of the governor, the arsenal located near the palace was fired so that it would not fall into the hands of the Russians, and the palace disappeared. In 2008, work was started for the restoration of Edirne Palace.
