Ankara Palas
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Ankara Palas is a historical building, which is used as an official state guest house in the capital Ankara, Turkey. Initially designed as the Ministry of Health building, it was used as a hotel for the members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey following the completion of its construction in 1928.
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It is located in Ulus district across the historical building of the first Grand National Assembly (today War of Independence Museum).[2]
The symmetrical two-story, pitched-roof building with a domed central entrance way flanked by twin towers demonstrates characteristics of the First Turkish national architectural movement (Turkish: Birinci Milli Mimari Akımı).
The building was completely restored in 1983 as a 60-room state guesthouse with reception, dining room, banquet hall and tea lounge.
References
- ^ Yale, Pat (2010-01-10). "Climbing through Ankara's history: From Ulus to the Kale". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ^ "The Best Designed Historical Structure". The Guide: Ankara. 2009.
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