Detail from the roof of the <b>Imperial Council</b> building in the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Topkapi_Palace" class="mw-redirect" title="Topkapi Palace">Topkapi Palace</a> in <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Istanbul" class="mw-redirect" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a>, where the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Divan&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Divan (page does not exist)">Divan</a> (Divan-ı Hümâyûn), the Imperial Council, consisting of the Grand Vizier, viziers, and other leading officials of the Ottoman state, held meetings. It is situated in the northwestern corner of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Second_Courtyard_(Topkap%C4%B1_Saray%C4%B1)&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Category:Second Courtyard (Topkapı Sarayı) (page does not exist)">second courtyard</a> next to the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Baab-i-Sadet_(Istanbul)" title="Baab-i-Sadet (Istanbul)">Gate of Felicity</a>. It was constructed by the architect-in-chief Alseddin, by the order of Sultan <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCleyman_the_Magnificent" class="mw-redirect" title="Süleyman the Magnificent">Süleyman the Magnificent</a>, in the 15th century.
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