Yıldız Sarayı or Yıldız Palace is an Ottoman Imperial Palace located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. It was built in the late 19th century for Sultan Abdulhamid II. It became his main ...

You'd think the Imperial Palace would be mobbed with tourists, but it's not. You can credit the lack of crowds to an application policy, which limits the number of visitors. That's because the ...

A line had already formed outside the Imperial Palace grounds before 9 a.m. on March 25 to admit visitors eager to view majestic cherry blossom trees, despite steady rain and windy conditions.

A small section inside the Imperial Palace grounds was opened to the public Nov. 26 for the first time in three years to allow visitors to appreciate the changing autumn foliage. The tree-lined ...

The Imperial Dwelling Palace (Chengde Ligong), derives its name ... Beyond this lies the Pavilion of the Hammer Peak in the Glow of the Setting Sun (Chuifengluozhao). Hammer (Bangchui) Mountain ...

Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted banzai — “live long” — while others waved ...