TARİHÇE HISTORY HISTORY

Europa Nostra placed the building on the list of the seven most endangered heritage sites in Europe

Europa Nostra placed the building in the list of 7 most endangered heritage sites in Europe.

Europa Nostra placed the building in the list of 7 most endangered heritage sites in Europe.

The Site was included in the World Monuments Watch list.

The Site was included in the World Monuments Watch list.

The Site was included in the World Monuments Watch list.

After long legal disputes, the European Court of Human Rights ruled the deeds of the Site belonged to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

After prolonged legal disputes, the European Court of Human Rights ruled the deeds of the Site belonged to the Ecumenical Patriarch.

After long legal disputes, the European Court of Human Rights ruled the deeds of the Site belonged to the Ecumenical Patriarch.

The Istanbul No. V Region Cultural and Natural Assets Conservation Board registered the building as a 1^st Group Cultural Asset Requiring Conservation.

The Istanbul No. V Region Cultural and Natural Assets Conservation Board registered the building as a 1^st Group Cultural Asset Requiring Conservation.

The Istanbul No. V Region Cultural and Natural Assets Conservation Board registered the building as a 1^st Group Cultural Asset Requiring Conservation.

On 22 January 1997, the Directorate General of Foundations decided to dismiss the Orphanage’s governing body, and its management was handed over to the Directorate.

On January 22, 1997, the General Directorate of Foundations decides that the board of directors of the foundation was dismissed and the management was handed over to the General Directorate of Foundations.

On January 22, 1997, the General Directorate of Foundations decides that the board of directors of the foundation was dismissed and the management was handed over to the General Directorate of Foundations.

Based on the risk of fire and the lack of security for the children, as well as problems regarding maintenance and conservation of the building, the State evacuated the building. Since then, it has been abandoned to the destructive forces of the local climate.

Based on the risk of fire and the lack of security for the children, as well as problems regarding maintenance and conservation of the building, the State evacuated the building. Since then it has been abandoned to the destructive forces of the Mother Nature.

Based on the risk of fire and the lack of security for the children, as well as problems regarding maintenance and conservation of the building, the State evacuated the building. Since then it has been abandoned to the destructive forces of the Mother Nature.

The Orphanage was evacuated, and soldiers and refugees were hosted in the building.   

The Orphanage was evacuated and soldiers and refugees are hosted in the building. 

The Orphanage was evacuated and soldiers and refugees are hosted in the building. 

The Sultan of that time, Abdul Hamid II, 34^th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire disallowed the hotel and casino to operate and the owner decided to sell it. Therefore, Eleni Zarifi, the wife of a wealthy Greek banker, bought the building and promptly donated the entire property to the Ecumenical Patriarchate. It was inaugurated on 21 May 1903 by Ecumenical Patriarch Joachim III. From that moment, the building started to operate as an Orphanage while it also hosted a primary school.

Since the Sultan of that time, Abdul Hamid II, the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, was a highly religious man, he disallowed the hotel / casino to operate. So, Eleni Zarifi, the spouse of a wealthy Greek banker bought the building and promptly donated the entire property to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. From that moment, the building started to operate as Orphanage while it also hosted a primary school.

Since the Sultan of that time, Abdul Hamid II, the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, was a highly religious man, he disallowed the hotel / casino to operate. So, Eleni Zarifi, the spouse of a wealthy Greek banker bought the building and promptly donated the entire property to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. From that moment, the building started to operate as Orphanage while it also hosted a primary school.

In the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries, the Princes’ Islands had become a preferred summer resort for Istanbulites of different religious and ethnic origins, creating a microcosm reflecting the city’s cosmopolitan character. The citizens’ European lifestyle influenced the architectural styles of the opulent summer mansions constructed of wood and brick. Until today, the islands display an array of elegant examples of timber constructions peculiar to this period, mixed with the Ottoman style.

Because of this new tendency, the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, the train company that operated the Orient Express, decided to build a luxury hotel and casino known as the Prinkipo Palace. The architect chosen to implement this plan was the French-Ottoman architect Alexandre Vallaury, a prominent architect of the late Ottoman era with significant impact on especially the formation of the late 19th-century architectural atmosphere of Istanbul.

In the early 1900s the Princes’ Islands had become a preferred summer resort for Istanbul communities of different religious and ethnic origins, which created a microcosm reflecting the cosmopolitan character of the city. The European lifestyle was represented in the architectural styles of the opulent summer mansions built in wood and masonry. Still to this day, the Islands display an array of elegant examples of timber constructions peculiar to this period, mixed with the Ottoman style.

This is the reason why the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, the train company that operated the Orient Express, decided to build a luxury hotel and casino, known as the Prinkipo Palace. The architect who was going to implement this plan was the French-Ottoman architect Alexander Vallaury, a prominent architect of the late Ottoman era with great impact on especially the formation of the late nineteenth century architectural atmosphere of Istanbul.

In the early 1900s the Princes’ Islands had become a preferred summer resort for Istanbul communities of different religious and ethnic origins, which created a microcosm reflecting the cosmopolitan character of the city. The European lifestyle was represented in the architectural styles of the opulent summer mansions built in wood and masonry. Still to this day, the Islands display an array of elegant examples of timber constructions peculiar to this period, mixed with the Ottoman style.

This is the reason why the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, the train company that operated the Orient Express, decided to build a luxury hotel and casino, known as the Prinkipo Palace. The architect who was going to implement this plan was the French-Ottoman architect Alexander Vallaury, a prominent architect of the late Ottoman era with great impact on especially the formation of the late nineteenth century architectural atmosphere of Istanbul.