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A view of sepia monochrome Topkapı Palace-Fourth Courtyard section in winter from the Seraglio Point, Turgut Reis Statue (Turkish: Sepya monokrom Topkapı Sarayı-IV. Alan Sofa-i Hümayun'nun Sarayburnu Turgut Reis heykeli yönünden kışın bir görüntüsü).

The area onto which the double-columned portico of the Privy Room opens is the terrace known as the Royal Hall or the Marble Hall. This space, made up of a flower garden and a marble terrace with a pool, is one of the favorite sites in Topkapı Palace. The pool, which contains a jet of water and is located in front of the portico, was once larger, but construction in the 17th century by Sultan Murat IV and Sultan İbrahim I resulted in the pool is being made more narrow and the terrace is being widened in the direction of the Golden Horn. in the Fourth Courtyard, some of the historic architectural designs are Circumcision Chamber, the Iftar Gazebo, the Yerevan Pavilion, and the Baghdad Pavilion.