It was closing time at the Dolmabahce Palace. Visitors were already being ushered out of the palace/museum grounds. I was taking my time getting out since this would be the best time to take photos of the place without the crowds. As you might expect, there are a lot of visitors here and it was hard to get photos of the palace grounds because of them. Additionally, you can’t even take photos of the interiors of the palace because they simply don’t allow it. While you might be able to sneak in a few photos here and there but you will eventually be caught. While I don’t think there is a fine for doing that, you just want to make sure you don’t get kicked out for doing so.

On the way out of the palace grounds, I thought I would need to pass through a gate to get out. However, visitors are routed through the shop, just in case you want to buy something back. I wasn’t really interested in that so I just head straight out. It was then I noticed another gate which I somehow didn’t see before coming in. This was the Gate of the Treasury. The gate is closed but it is one of the first things you would see entering the grounds. The design of the gate is very intricate and it looks very impressive. I had to wait a bit for people to stop streaming out before I can take photos but I eventually got them.

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