Vezneciler Hearing Impaired Primary School

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Construction Year:

1923

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered By:

Governor Haydar Bey, Minister of Education Saffet Bey

Architect:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • The structure was opened as “Beyazıt School” after the conquest of Istanbul.
  • In 1923, the structure was demolished and rebuilt; its name was changed to “Beyazıt Girls’ School.”
  • In 1949, the structure was named “Vezneciler Primary School.”
  • From 1980 onwards, the structure served as the “Vezneciler Primary School for the Hearing Impaired.”
  • The timeline of the General Directorate of Special Education and Guidance Services records that the school opened in 1981.
  • Since February 2, 2015, the structure has been serving as the “Fatih Guidance and Research Center.”
Prominent Features:
  • The structure has also been referred to by the names “Beyazıt 5th Primary School I,” “Beyazıt Girls’ School” (İnas Mektebi), “Beyazıt Girls’ School,” and “Vezneciler Primary School.”
  • The building is evaluated among the Republican era educational structures in the First National Architecture style.
  • The structure is a two-story school building, including the ground floor, with a rectangular plan layout.
  • The facade features an emphasis on the molding course between floors, with the use of segmental arches for the ground floor openings and pointed arches for the upper floor openings.
  • The structure was designed within a symmetrical layout configuration with the opposing structure located on the same city block.