Ataturk Cultural Center (Istanbul)
| Ataturk Kültür Merkezi | |
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| Data | |
| place | Istanbul |
| architect | Hayati Tabanlıoğlu |
| Client | Bayındırlık ve İskan Bakanlığı (Today Ministry of Environment and Urban Development ; Turkish Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı ) |
| Construction year | 1946-1969 |
| building-costs | 8 million Turkish lira |
| demolition | 2018 |
| height | 28 m |
| Floor space | 30,000 m² |
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The Ataturk Cultural Center ( Turkish Ataturk Kültür Merkezi , abbreviation AKM ) was a multi-purpose cultural center and opera house on Taksim Square in Istanbul , Turkey . It was named after the state founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk . In the summer, the Ataturk Cultural Center hosted the Istanbul Art and Culture Festival. The demolition work began in 2018 and was finished in February 2019. A new Ataturk cultural center is under construction on the site .
Building complex
The complex, built in 1969, included the “Great House”, a hall with a seating capacity of 1,307 for performances by the Turkish State Theater and the State Opera Ballet. A second hall was the “concert hall” with a capacity of 502 seats for concerts, meetings and conferences, plus a 1,200 m² exhibition hall at the entrance. There was the “Chamber Theater” with 296 seats, the “ Aziz Nesin Stage” with 190 seats and a cinema hall with 206 seats.
The center was home to the following ensembles:
- Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra and Choir ( İstanbul Devlet Senfoni Orkestrası ve Korosu )
- Modern State Folk Music Ensemble Istanbul ( İstanbul Devlet Modern Halk Müziği Topluluğu )
- Classical Turkish State Music Choir Istanbul ( İstanbul Devlet Klasik Türk Müziği Korosu )
The complex was a new building from the former Ataturk Cultural Center, which burned down during a demonstration on November 27, 1970. It should have been renovated in 2008 before Istanbul took over the title of European Capital of Culture in 2010 . The renovation work would have been carried out by the Turkish architecture firm Tabanlıoğlu Mimarlık . However, due to a lawsuit by the Kültür Sanat-Sen association , it was never started .
The Turkish government under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the demolition of the building in June 2017 to make room for a modern new building. In February 2018, the building was demolished and construction work began on Istanbul's new opera house. The name of the Ataturk Cultural Center was retained.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arkitera website in English
- ↑ NEW ATATÜRK CULTURAL CENTER. Retrieved November 17, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ 140journos: ataturk kältür merkezi. June 10, 2019, accessed November 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Kültür Sanat-Sen'den AKM davası - 02-03-2009. Retrieved November 17, 2019 (Turkish).
- ↑ Plans for the Opera on Taksim Square: Next magnificent building for Erdoğan? , SWR2 , Kulturthema, July 20, 2017, by Luise Sammann.
Coordinates: 41 ° 2 ′ 12 ″ N , 28 ° 59 ′ 16 ″ E