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Istanbul Archaeological Museum vs Dolmabahce Palace
Istanbul Archaeological Museums and Dolmabahce Palace are both rated very highly by expert writers. On balance, Istanbul Archaeological Museums scores slightly better than Dolmabahce Palace. Istanbul Archaeological Museums comes in at #2 in Istanbul with accolades from 10 publications including Afar Magazine, Time Out and Lonely Planet.
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
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Osman Hamdi Bey Yokusu, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey
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Fodor's
"Step into this vast repository of spectacular finds... to get a head-spinning look at the civilizations that have thrived for thousands of years in and around Turkey."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"It may not pull the number of visitors that flock to nearby Topkapı, but this superb museum complex shouldn't be missed."
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Travel + Leisure
"The world-class museum's garden alone begs a look. Inside, there are outstanding ancient sarcophagi, Byzantine sculpture, and Roman busts."
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Frommer's
"The Istanbul Archaeology Museum is housed in three buildings just inside the first court of Topkapi Palace and includes the Museum of the Ancient Orient."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"This highly comprehensive museum is dedicated to Antiquity."
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Dolmabahce Palace
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Dolmabahce Besiktas Istanbul, Istanbul 34357, Turkey
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"The name Dolmabahçe means "filled-in garden," from the fact that Sultan Ahmet I (ruled 1603–17) had an imperial garden planted here on land reclaimed from the sea."
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Concierge
"Often overlooked by visitors, this is one of Istanbul's most lavish and extravagant attractions."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"These days it’s fashionable for architects and critics influenced by the less-is-more aesthetic of the Bauhaus masters to sneer at buildings such as Dolmabahçe."
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Let's Go
"It has 285 rooms, 68 toilets, 44 halls, and six hamams."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Generously deployed pomp and riches... provide a certain cohesion, in which it's possible to conjure up the decadent life of a sultan."
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