Topkapı Palace Outpost Building

Topkapı Palace Outpost Building was built in the 19th century. The building, which was used as the Firewood Store, the building housing the Company of Reed Mat Makers, and the Lion Cages during the early Ottoman period, is located between the walls and the Hagia Irini Church in the garden accessed by passing through Bab-ı Hümayun. It dates from the period when the Hagia Irene Church was a military museum.

It is a 19th century one-story masonry building with a wooden carcass roof. Its doors and windows, floors, and ceiling installations are made of wood. In the last periods of the Ottoman Empire, it was used as lodging for palace employees.

Within the scope of the Restoration works, the sections added inside the building later were dismantled. After the plaster was scraped, strengthening works on the structural system and facade Restoration were carried out. Unqualified parts of the roof fortification, roof cover, wooden doors, and windows were removed and damaged parts were renewed with original materials. The Restoration was completed by interior arrangement and landscaping according to its new function. Vurrently, it is used as a restaurant.