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Inside Topkapi’s Audience Chamber: A Protocol Guide
Learn how space, movement, and ornament created ceremony in Topkapi’s Audience Chamber.
12/17/2025
9 min read
> Quick take: **Thresholds + fabrics + direction** turned meetings into **performance**.
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## What to Notice
- **Carpets** marking zones; **grilles** controlling view lines.
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## Bottom Line
Diplomacy became **theater** here.
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