Which structure is older, the Dolmabahçe Palace or the Pera Palace Hotel?
Dolmabahçe Palace Dolmabahçe Palace (Turkish: "Dolmabahçe Sarayı" , ] ) located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European coast of the Bosphorus, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and 1909 to 1922 (Yıldız Palace was used in the interim).
Parsian Esteghlal International Hotel The Parsian Esteghlal International Hotel is a hotel in Tehran, Iran. Opened in 1962 as the Royal Tehran Hilton, the hotel was designed by local Iranian architect Heydar Ghiai. The hotel's design consultants also included noted British architect Raglan Squire, who also designed Hilton hotels in Tunis, Bahrain, Nicosia and Jakarta.