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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.
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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.
