Büyük Postane (Grand Post Office) in Istanbul
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Büyük Postane (the Grand Post Office) in Istanbul is a prominent early 20th-century public building renowned for its monumental Ottoman Revival design and historical role as the city’s central postal hub.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Büyük Postane (Grand Post Office) in Istanbul canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman Revival architecture
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post office building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Büyük Postane Binası
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Grand Post Office NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirkeci Post Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Vedat Tek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectStyle |
First National Architectural Movement
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Ottoman Revival ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1909 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1905 ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| currentFunction | central post office of Istanbul ⓘ |
| era | late Ottoman period ⓘ |
| facingStreet | Hobyar Mahallesi streets in Sirkeci ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
Islamic geometric motifs
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arcaded façade ⓘ calligraphic panels ⓘ domed corner towers ⓘ large central courtyard ⓘ monumental entrance portal ⓘ muqarnas details ⓘ ornamental tile work ⓘ ornate interior galleries ⓘ round-arched windows ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative offices of PTT in Istanbul
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postal services ⓘ telegraph and telecommunications services (historically) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | registered cultural property ⓘ |
| locatedIn | historic peninsula of Istanbul ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Fatih NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricArea | Eminönü NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Sirkeci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Sirkeci railway station
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Spice Bazaar NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeni Camii (New Mosque) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 4 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| operator | PTT (Turkish Post) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
central post office of Istanbul
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post and telegraph office ⓘ |
| significance |
historical central hub for postal and telegraph services in Istanbul
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major example of Ottoman Revival civic architecture in Istanbul ⓘ one of the earliest examples of the First National Architectural Movement in Turkey ⓘ |
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