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Topkapı Palace Museum
Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul.
The Tiled Pavilion, located within the Topkapı Palace Museum, is believed to have featured a sand floor that accommodated jereed tournaments, a traditional Turkish equestrian sport. Today, the structure serves a different purpose, housing the museum's imperial collection of Turkish ceramics.1