Architect Gaspare Fossati Demolished 1933 | Completed 1854 Opened 1854 Construction started 1845 | |
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Type University building, Parliamentary building Similar Palace of Antiochos, Church of St Polyeuctus, TGC Press Media Museum, II Mahmud Türbesi, Taksim Military Barracks | ||
Old Darülfünun building (Turkish: Eski Darülfünun Binası) was a university building constructed next to Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire in the mid 19th century.
It was a three-storey building in neo-Renaissance style that had a great visual impact on Istanbul's urban character. The building’s designer was Swiss architect Gaspare Fossati (1809—1883), who was also responsible for extensive restoration of Hagia Sophia.
After its construction as a university (Ottoman Turkish: Darülfünun) building in 1854, it was passed on to the Ministries of Finance and then on to the Minsitery of Justice and Foundation. Later it was also used by the Ottoman Parliament, and finally served as Palace of Justice. It was destroyed by a fire in 1933.
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