Sarıyer Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School
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Construction Year:
19th century
Location:
Sarıyer, İstanbul
Ordered By:
Italian Catholic Nuns
Architect:
Giovanni Battista, Domenico Pulgher, Ianco and Pellegrini
Changes After Construction:
Until 1969, the structure was used by Catholic nuns with a convent function and was described as a wooden masonry building.
In 1969, it was purchased by the Ministry of National Education and began to be used as the Sarıyer Practical Girls’ Art School.
In the 1980–1981 academic year, Sarıyer Girls’ Vocational High School became operational in the same building.
As of 2014, the name of the institution became Sarıyer Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School.
Prominent Features:
While the information regarding the building’s construction year, founder, and architects is not official, it is stated in the official title deed records that it was used as a convent by the nuns of the Italian Church in 1866.
Based on the official information that the church located next to the building was constructed as a masonry structure in 1866, it can be considered that the school building might have been built in the same year.
The structure is also known by the names Sarıyer Practical Girls’ Art School, Sarıyer Girls’ Vocational High School, and Sarıyer Girls’ Technical Anatolian High School.
In the title deed records, the structure is defined as a wooden-masonry building within a garden.
The school building has 2 stories and 9 classrooms.