From Taksim Hotels Take the funicular to Kabatas and take the T tram to Sultanahmet.From Sultanahmet Hotels The museum is within walking distance of the Sultanahmet area. How long does it take to visit the museum Paraguay Email List and what is the best time to visit Visiting the museum takes about minutes if you see it The yourself. Guided tours usually last about minutes to an hour. We recommend visiting the museum in the morning when fewer tourists prefer to visit. History of the museum Although we do not know the exact date of construction of the palace it is believed to have been built sometime around . Ibrahim Pasha was a Greek and converted to Islam.
He became the closest friend of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent during the early years of his reign. In Ibrahim Pasha was appointed Grand Vezir and the following year he married Suleymans sister Hatice. As a gift from the Sultan they received this palace at the Hippodrome. It is the largest private residence ever built in the Ottoman Empire. You can have an idea of the great wealth and power that Ibrahim Pasha had at that time by even a casual view of the palace. Later in the reign of Sultan Suleyman when he fell under the influence of his wife Hurrem the Sultan believed that Ibrahim had to be eliminated because he acted as if he was in control of the kingdom.