Istanbul 4th Vakıf Han
| Legacy Ottoman Hotel | |
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Istanbul 4th Vakıf Han as Legacy Ottoman Hotel, Turkey
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| General information | |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Address | Hamidiye Cad. 64 34112 Eminönü, Istanbul |
| Coordinates | 41°00′56″N 28°58′26″E / 41.01556°N 28.97389°ECoordinates: 41°00′56″N 28°58′26″E / 41.01556°N 28.97389°E |
| Opening | July 2, 2006 |
| Owner | Foundations Administration (Vakıflar GM) |
| Management | Gap-San Eserler |
| Height | 27.21 m (89.3 ft) |
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| Floor count | 7 (incl. basement) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Mimar Kemaleddin Bey |
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| Number of rooms | 153 |
| Number of suites | 19 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Number of bars | 1 |
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The Istanbul 4th Vakıf Han is a historical large office building located at Eminönü quarter of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey and owned by the Foundations Administration (Turkish: Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü). Currently, it is used as a five star hotel of World Park Hotel chain named "Legacy Ottoman".
The building was designed in 1911 by architect Kemaleddin Bey (1870-1927), director of Construction and Restoration Department at the Ottoman Ministry of Foundations (Ottoman Turkish: Evkaf Nezareti). It is styled in First Turkish National architecture, also called Ottoman Revivalism. The building was constructed between 1916 and 1926 in the place of "Hamidiye Külliyesi", the religious buildings complex belonged to Sultan Abdul Hamid I (reigned 1774-1789). It was built to meet the high demand for office blocks at the area in the early years of 20th century. The completion of the construction took years due to the participation of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan Wars and World War I.
During the occupation of Istanbul by the Allies following World War I, French troops, which were stationed in the old city zone, used the at that time incomplete building from 1920 to 1923 as barracks, calling it "Caserne Victor".
In the latest years of the 20th century, the office building housed the and bankers for a long time.
The building, constructed with a steel skeleton frame, has seven floors including the basement. It is on the entrance side in Hamidiye Cad. 78.70 m (258.2 ft) long, and rises 27.21 m (89.3 ft) high while its max. width is 32.43 m (106.4 ft). It has an atrium with the dimensions 35.32 m × 5.20 m (115.9 ft × 17.1 ft). The facades in the west, south and east direction are covered by cut stone and marble while the backside in the north is in stucco applied bricks.
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