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Topkapi Palace vs Istanbul Modern | Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
Both are rated highly by professional travelers. On balance, Topkapi Palace scores significantly higher than Istanbul Modern Museum. Topkapi Palace comes in at 97 with recommendations from 9 reviewers including Travel + Leisure, Fodor's and Concierge.
Topkapi Palace
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Babıhümayun Caddesi , Istanbul, Turkey
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Fodor's
"Few other royal residences match this hilltop compound when it comes to mystery, intrigue, and the lavish intricacies of court life."
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Concierge
"If you're stuck for time, limit yourself to the main palace and the harem, the most intimate and personal rooms used by the sultans and their many, many women."
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Avoid going on weekends or during peak periods of the day so you miss the busloads of people who move in flocks around the grounds in a veritable babel of chattering languages.
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This opulent palace complex is the subject of more colourful stories than most of the world's royal residences put together."
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Let's Go
"The views are luxurious, the buildings overwhelmingly crafted, and the treasures outrageous. "
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"In the harem of Topkapi Palace visitors are plunged into a mythical Orient of a thousand and one treasures and as many fantasies."
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Visit the unmissable Treasury and its masterpiece: a 250kg solid gold throne encrusted with diamonds and emeralds.
Istanbul Modern | Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
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Meclis-i Mebusan Caddesi, Liman Isletmeleri Sahasi Antrepo No: 4, Istanbul 34433 , Turkey
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Fodor's
"The permanent collection tells the story of modern Turkish art... while a top-notch program of temporary exhibitions features significant local and international contemporary artists."
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Concierge
"Housed in a superb old dockside warehouse—very much in keeping with the industrial aesthetic of the Tate Modern in London—the Istanbul Modern opened to much excitement in December 2004."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Its stunning location on the shores of the Bosphorus and its extensive collection of Turkish 20th-century art make it well worth a visit."
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Travel + Leisure
"One of the most significant openings in the city's recent history."
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Frommer's
"The collection of paintings, portraits, sculptures, and photographs in the permanent collection tell us, in some sense, what was going on in the minds of the Turks in the 20th century."
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