Architecture

Grand Post Office, east elevation

Istanbul, Turkey

Büyük Postane [Turkish]
Grand Post Office, east elevation

Architecture

structure overview

Architecture: Grand Post Office

full/alternative names
Istanbul Main Post Office
historic names
Ministry of Post and Telegraph
پوسته و تلغراف نظارتی (pwsath w tilighraf nazaraty) [Ottoman Turkish]
New Post Office
Yeni Postane [Turkish]
built
1905-1909
culture
style/period
work type by function
architect

Specifications

Specifications: Grand Post Office

floor area
3,200 m²
stories (above ground)
4

Geography

local language location name
İstanbul, Türkiye [Turkish]
historic location names
Istanbul
استانبول (Istānbūl) [Ottoman Turkish]
Constantinople
‎قسطنطينيه (Qusṭanṭīnīya/Ḳosṭanṭīnīye) [Ottoman Turkish]
historical affiliations
1909-1923

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,251 × 3,707  pixel
44.5 × 31.4 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
perspective control, colour corrected
copyrights
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