Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage
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.
Prinkipo Greek Orphanage in 2015
Orphans at the dormitory of the Orphanage
Orphan students during class session
Orphan girls learning to knit at vocational school
Büyükada, meaning "Big Island" in Turkish, is the largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, with an area of about 2 square miles. It is made up of the Maden and Nizam neighbourhoods in the Adalar (Islands) district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.
One of the main squares of the island, with the statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
House where Leon Trotsky lived in exile (April 1929 – July 1933) as it appeared in 2006.
Splendid Palace Hotel (1908) near the Büyükada ferry terminal.
Villa in Büyükada