A Representative Building of First National Architectural Style in Ankara: “Harita Umum Müdürlüğü”

Abstract

Built for the need to produce own maps of the Republic of Turkey and also a school task seasoned “Harita Umum Müdürlüğü” building, still with that artistic and architectural characteristics it should be considered as an important representative building of National Architecture Renaissance or First National Architectural Style in the capital of Turkey. To date, no detailed studies have been conducted on the history of art and architecture. In this article, the factors that prepare the building process, when it was built, the architectural and artistic features were tried to be clarified; In the light of the information obtained by scanning the documents in the archives of the Republic, the construction process and date were determined; The aim of the study is to introduce the building, plan, facade characteristics, artistic and architectural specifications and to emphasize its place and importance in the First National Architecture Period.

Keywords

• Ankara
• Mimarlık
• Birinci Ulusal Mimarlık Dönemi
• Harita Umum Müdürlüğü