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It is in Dogubeyazit district of Agri province of Turkey.Ishak Pasha Palace is more of a complex than a mere palace. It is the second administrative campus after the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul and the most famous of the palaces built at recent decades.The palace, which was built on the a hill at the side of a mountain 5 km. east of Dogubeyazit district is the last large monumental structure of the Ottoman Empire in the "Lale Devri" Period. It is one of the most distinguished and magnificent examples of the 18th century Ottoman architecture and is very valuable in terms of art history. According to the top of the door inscription at the Harem Section, it was constructed in 1784 (1199 H.) according to the Islamic calendar.As the ground building sits on is a valley slope, it is rocky and hard. Despite the fact that it is at the center of the Old Beyazit city its three sides (north, west, south) are steep and sloped. There is a suitable flat area only to the east. The entrance of the palace is on that side.