The palace looks its most attractive from the Bosphorus, from where its two bathing pavilions, one for the harem (women's only) and the other for the selamlik (men's only), can best be seen.
耶勒德兹宫,以一系列楼阁与清真寺为一体,其中最雅至的“夏垒”是苏丹们生活、娱乐的地方,可谓奢侈至极,庭院里有来自全世界的奇花异木,其色被称为博斯普鲁斯海峡最杰出的一角。