Adalet Kulesi

Istanbul, Turkey

Part of site

The Second Court

Variant names

Tower of Justice (Original)

Date

Original Construction under Sultan Mehmet II (the Conqueror) as a tower kiosk , Renovated and Enlarged by Sultan Suleyman the Magnificient, Sultan Mahmut II elevated the tower by reconstructing its lantern, A belvedere was added onto the tower during the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz

Style period

Ottoman

Address

Topkapi Sarayi, Istanbul

Associated names

Süleyman I, Ottoman Sultan (sultan) (1494-1566/(r.1520-1566/926-974 AH))
Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (sultan) (1432-1481/835-886 AH (r. 1444-1446, 1451-1481/848-850, 855-886 AH))
Istanbul (place) (1453 C.E./857 A.H. [Conquered by Mehmed II])

Materials / Techniques

wood

Coordinates

41.012464, 28.983272