Archaeology Museum in Istanbul, Istanbul
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Archaeology Museum in Istanbul, Istanbul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
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Archaeology Museum in Istanbul, Istanbul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
Archaeology Museum in Istanbul, Istanbul
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
Archaeology Museum
Arkeolojı Müzelerı
Also known as:Archeology Museum
Also known as:Archaeological Museum
Formerly:The Imperial Museum
Osman Hamdi Bey Yokuşu, Istanbul, Istanbul, Sultanahmet TurkeyPrint this page   •   Share this page   •   Map This

Quick Facts
  • Construction start: 1881
  • Construction finish: 1896
  • Designed by: Alexander Vallaury
  • Renovated: 1903: Right wing added
  • Renovated: 1907: Left wing added
  • Type: Museum
  • Stories: 4
Timeline
  • 1472: The building now known as the Tiled Pavilion Museum is built.
  • 1880: The Tiled Pavilion Museum opens as the Imperial Museum.
  • June 13, 1891: This museum opens to the public.
  • 1903: Right wing is completed.
  • 1907: Left wing is completed.
  • 1969: Construction begins on the museum annex, also known as the "New Building."
  • 1983: Construction of the museum annex is completed.
Notes
  • Architect: Alexander Vallaury
  • Founded by: Osman Hamdi Bey
  • This complex consists of three museums: The Archaeology Museum, the Museum of the Ancient Eastern Works, and the Tiled Pavilion Museum
  • The Museum of the Ancient Eastern Works was once the Academy of Fine Arts.
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