Cağaloğlu Girls’ Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School

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Construction Year:

1866

Location:

Fatih, İstanbul

Ordered By:

Ahmet Tevfik Okday

Architect:

Unknown

Changes After Construction:
  • The building was constructed in 1866 as a mansion by Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, the last Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.
  • The structure also served for a period as the dormitory of Bezm-i Alem Sultanisi Teacher School and was rebuilt in reinforced concrete in 1983.
  • The building has been used for educational purposes from the early Republican period to the present.
  • Restoration works, which began in 2022, are ongoing.
Prominent Features:
  • The building, which has second-degree historical monument status, is also known as Bülbül Tevfik Pasha Mansion.
  • Constructed between 1904 and 1906 by civil engineer Charles Edouard Goad, it is shown on maps bearing his name as the “Girls’ School of Fine Arts.”
  • Designed as a four-story structure, the exterior is masonry, while the interior is wooden.