Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage, Büyükada

Name: Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage
Address: Çarkıfelek Cad., Büyükada, Turkey

#2 among attractions in Büyükada

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The Prinkipo Greek Orphanage is a historic 20,000-square-meter wooden building on Büyükada, one of the nine Princes' Islands off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. It is considered the largest wooden building in Europe and second largest in the world. It served as an orphanage from 1903 to 1964. ()

Local name: Büyükada Rum Yetimhanesi Coordinates: 40°51'39"N, 29°7'24"E

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Çarkıfelek Cad.Adalar (Maden)Büyükada Turkey

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Day trips

Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museum of the Princes' Islands, Büyükada Nature Park, Dilburnu Nature Park, Sedef Island.

~1640 ftS
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Museum of the Princes' Islands, Büyükada
8 min walk • Museum of the Princes' Islands is a museum on Büyükada of Princes' Islands in İstanbul Province, Turkey dedicated to the past of the Princes' Islands.
0.8 miS
Park
Büyükada Nature Park, Büyükada
21 min walk • Büyükada Nature Park is a nature park in Istanbul Province, Turkey. Büyükada is the biggest of the Princes' Islands, a group of nine islands in the Sea of Marmara, in Adalar district southeast of Istanbul Province. An area east of the island was declared a nature park by the Ministry of Environment and Forest in 2011.
0.5 miSW
Park
Dilburnu Nature Park, Büyükada
14 min walk • Dilburnu Nature Park is a nature park in Istanbul Province, Turkey.
1.3 miSE
Island
Sedef Island
34 min walk • Sedef Island, is one of the nine islands consisting the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, Turkey. Sedef Adası is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul.

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Which popular attractions are close to Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage?

Nearby attractions include Museum of the Princes' Islands, Büyükada (8 min walk), Dilburnu Nature Park, Büyükada (14 min walk), Büyükada Nature Park, Büyükada (21 min walk).