Enderun Academy: Lifeblood of Ottoman imperial bureaucracy
The Ottoman Palace is fundamentally an Eastern Palace. It is insufficient to trace its structure solely to the Islamic era; one must delve into the Sasanian, and perhaps even the Achaemenid, periods of Persian palaces. Those who visit the Ottoman Palace, or evaluate it with a discerning eye, consistently report encountering an architectural complex that, despite being composed of units built over four centuries, is remarkably simple, beautiful, harmonious, and well-proportioned.
