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Haydarpaşa station / İSTANBUL

HAYDARPASA TRAIN STATION

 

 

Haydarpaşa railway station, on the Anatolian side of İstanbul, Haydarpaşa station name of the district area is railway terminal. District is the name of the guests who come here barracks III. It was inaugurated by the vizier of Selim Haydar Pasha. Anatolia and İstanbul's passenger and cargo transportation to foreign countries to Asia's gateway to the train station, commuter rail and urban transport in an important place.

 

Istanbul-Anadolu is the railway line starting at the station today, on 22 September 1872 the first railway station opened as to the business of Pendik. In later years the railways reaching out into the Interior of Anatolia and several cities of Anatolia to İstanbul Haydarpaşa railway connect the importance of increased. During World War II. Abdülhamid, upon the arrival of the station is unable to respond now, replaced by a new station building and asked for. 30 May 1906 began the construction of the station building, on August 19, 1908, has been.

 

Gar building plan and project Otto Ritter and Helmuth Cuno's two German architects, construction is assumed their Ph. Holzmann construction company. Each 21 m long were seated on wooden station building, 1100 architecture, Prussia held in new-Renaissance style The two arms of different lengths, the "U" of the inner courtyard of the building, which was built to the North, the sea front is positioned facing South. On the basis of the building external face is pink granite brought from Hereke, can be handled easily brought from Lefke, inclement weather-resistant stone were used. Wooden roof, German architecture was designed in the form of common perpendicular to the roof. The symbol of the German Railways in the hours on the roof level, adorned with an Eagle wing. Then it was considered to be the symbol of the Turkish railways motif. Haydarpasa train station, the interior decorations and stained glass which was made by a German artist again Linneman.

 

During World War I, a large number of deaths on September 6, 1917, and the station building has been significantly damaged, which causes a sabotaged who opened again, then the station was reopened.

 

Haydarpasa train station opened in İstanbul to Anatolia since passenger and military shipment; civil servants, Government and businessmen to Anatolia and İstanbul on Anatolia round-trips with rail link provide fills an important place in daily life due to. A stately look and original atmosphere of the Haydarpasa train station, in the movies and in literature, hope, and longing of separation and reunion scene continues to be the literal of the décor.

 

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Uploaded on July 13, 2015
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