Sirkeci Railroad Station

Sirkeci Railroad Station

 

Sirkeci Railroad Station was built the European side of Istanbul during the reign of Abdülhamit II. It is one of the two main stations of TCDD (Raildoas of the State of the Turkish Republic) in Istanbul, along with the Haydarpaşa railroad Station Granite, Marble, and other stone brought from Aden in Marsilia were used in the construction of the railroad station building whose plane was drawn by the German architect, August Jachmund. Construction of the railway station start in 1888 and was complated in 1890. Müşir Ahmet Paşa conducted the opening of the buliding on behalf o Abdülhamit II. There are two clock towers on the front façade of the Sirkeci Railroad Station. The date when the station was put into service was written on the lateral façade of th building in accordance with both the Julian calander and the Georgian calendar. The Sirkeci railroad Station was close to the sea when it was built its surroundings went throuh a lot of changes over time. The restaurant of the station became the meeting point for writers, journalist and other famous people in the 1950s and 1960s. The Orient Express that started its journey from Paris stopped and eccepted passengers at this station for many years.