Cezayirli Gazi Hasanpaşa Primary School

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Construction Year:

1770

Location:

Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Ordered By:

Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha

Architect:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • It was built in 1770 by Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, who was Grand Admiral, as a command building.
  • Around the building, which was constructed entirely of stone, two large building groups such as the Imperial Naval Engineering School and the Galleymen Barracks were built in later years.
  • The historic building was used as a school building within the Hendesehane-i Bahri building group, which was opened in 1776 as the first school providing Western-style education.
  • In the fire that broke out in 1821, the building group that included this building was also damaged.
  • The damaged historic building later served as a Sufi lodge and soup kitchen.
  • The historic building, understood from its inscription to have undergone repair in 1905, began education in 1906 as Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha Primary School.
Prominent Features:
  • The façade of the three-storey school is arranged in an eclectic style.
  • On the exterior of the building, a total of 12 marble columns with vegetal capitals give the structure an antique appearance.
  • Among the columns on the ground floor of the school, which is surrounded by broad eaves, there is a marble inscription dated 1905.
  • Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha covered the expenses of all the buildings he commissioned, including this one, from his personal budget.