Name of Object:

Pera Palace Hotel

Location:

Istanbul, Turkey

Holding Institution:

Istanbul University, Nadir Eserler Kütüphanesi (Rare Books Library)

 About Ministry of Culture and Tourism (General Directorate for Cultural Heritage and Museums), Istanbul

Date of Object:

1892

Author:

Alexander Vallaury

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Photograph

Provenance:

Istanbul

Description:

Pera Palace Hotel was built in 1892 for the purpose of hosting the passengers of the Orient Express and was named after its location. Alexander Vallaury, a French-Turkish architect living in the city designed the hotel in a blend of neoclassical, art nouveau and oriental styles. The hotel was the first building in Turkey to be powered by electricity other than the Ottoman Palaces. It was also the only address in the city to provide hot running water for its guests and was home to the first electric elevator in Istanbul.

Citation of this web page:

"Pera Palace Hotel" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tr;162;en

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MWNF Working Number: TR2 158