Taşkışla
Taşkışla (pronounced [taʃˈkɯʃla]) is neighborhood and building complex in Istanbul. It takes its name Stone Barracks from its use as a military establishment in the Ottoman period also known as Mecidiye Kışlası.[1] It is located in close proximity to Beyoğlu and home to the Architecture faculty of the Istanbul Technical University and today serves as a terminus for the Maçka Gondola cable car line.
History
[edit]English architect Williams James Smith built the houses of the Taşkışla in neo-Renaissance style over the years 1846 to 1852.[2][1] The site was converted to military barracks in 1860, tasked with the protection of Dolmabahçe Palace.
The buildings were assigned to the Ministry of Education after the formation of the Republic of Turkey and were renovated by German architect Paul Bonatz and Emin Onat between 1943 and 1950. After a period of controversial use as a hotel the site was returned to the Istanbul Technical University in 1989.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b İgüs, Esma (2015-07-31). "A British Touch on Tanzimat: Architect William James Smith". Journal of Ottoman Legacy Studies. 2 (3): 66–87. SSRN 2645463.
- ^ "İstanbul Tekni̇k Üni̇versi̇tesi̇ | M". www.mim.itu.edu.tr. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08.
- ^ "Taşkışla Building, Istanbul". SALTOnline. SALT Research. 26 November 2013.
External links
[edit]- Taşkışla yerleşkesi
- Taşkışla Eğitim ve Kültür Derneği
- William James Smith: British architect at a 19th-century Ottoman court
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