Sarıyer Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School

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Construction Year:

19th century

Location:

Sarıyer, İstanbul

Ordered By:

Italian Catholic Nuns

Architect:

Giovanni Battista, Domenico Pulgher, Ianco and Pellegrini

Changes After Construction:
  • Until 1969, the structure was used by Catholic nuns with a convent function and was described as a wooden masonry building.
  • In 1969, it was purchased by the Ministry of National Education and began to be used as the Sarıyer Practical Girls’ Art School.
  • In the 1980–1981 academic year, Sarıyer Girls’ Vocational High School became operational in the same building.
  • As of 2014, the name of the institution became Sarıyer Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School.
Prominent Features:
  • While the information regarding the building’s construction year, founder, and architects is not official, it is stated in the official title deed records that it was used as a convent by the nuns of the Italian Church in 1866.
  • Based on the official information that the church located next to the building was constructed as a masonry structure in 1866, it can be considered that the school building might have been built in the same year.
  • The structure is also known by the names Sarıyer Practical Girls’ Art School, Sarıyer Girls’ Vocational High School, and Sarıyer Girls’ Technical Anatolian High School.
  • In the title deed records, the structure is defined as a wooden-masonry building within a garden.
  • The school building has 2 stories and 9 classrooms.