Seraglio
Admin buildings in the former Ottoman Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A seraglio,[lower-alpha 1] serail,[lower-alpha 2] seray or saray (from Persian: سرای, romanized: sarāy, lit. 'palace', via Turkish, Italian and French) is a castle, palace or government building which was considered to have particular administrative importance in various parts of the former Ottoman Empire.
"Saray" redirects here. For other uses, see Saray (disambiguation).
"The Seraglio" may refer specifically to the Topkapı Palace, the residence of the former Ottoman sultans in Istanbul (known as Constantinople in English at the time of Ottoman rule).[1] The term can also refer to other traditional Turkish palaces (every imperial prince had his own) and other grand houses built around courtyards.