Cağaloğlu Anatolian High School
Changes After Construction:
- The building began serving as an educational facility on 22 March 1850.
- During World War I, the building was used as a hospital.
- In 1933, the complex continued its educational function under the name Istanbul Girls’ High School.
- Since 1983, the institution has operated in the same building under the name Istanbul Cağaloğlu Anatolian High School.
Prominent Features:
- The institution was opened in 1850 under the name “Valide Mektebi” and later used the name “Dârülmaarif.”
- The building was constructed on the grounds of Esma Sultan Palace.
- The rear façade features a monumental entrance with Doric columns and an inscription bearing the tughra of Sultan Abdulmecid.
- The mass includes Ionic and Corinthian column arrangements along with elements of Neo-Historicist architectural style.
- The building is among the first examples of modern institutions established in a European-style school plan within the Ottoman educational system.
