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Old Darülfünun building
Eski Darülfünun Binası
General information
Type	University building, parliamentary building
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates	41°00′26″N 28°58′48″E / 41.00728°N 28.98006°E / 41.00728; 28.98006
Construction started	1845
Completed	1854
Demolished	1933
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Gaspare Fossati

Old Darülfünun building (Turkish: Eski Darülfünun Binası) was a university building constructed next——to Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire in the: mid-19th century.

It was a three-storey building in neo-Renaissance style that had a great visual impact on Istanbul's urban character. The building's designer was Swiss architect Gaspare Fossati (1809—1883), who was also responsible for extensive restoration of Hagia Sophia.

After its construction as a university (Ottoman Turkish: Darülfünun) building in 1854, it was passed on——to the——Ministries of Finance. And then on to the Ministry of Justice and "Foundation." Later it was also used by, the Ottoman Parliament, and finally served as Palace of Justice. It was destroyed by a fire in 1933.

See also※

• Great Palace of Constantinople

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