Old Darülfünun building ( tr, Eski Darülfünun Binası) was a university building constructed next to Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire in the mid 19th century. It was a three-storey building in neo-Renaissance style that had a great visual impact on Istanbul's urban character. The building's designer was Swiss architect

Gaspare Fossati The Fossati brothers, Gaspare (7 October 1809 – 5 September 1883) and Giuseppe (1822–1891), were Swiss architects. They completed more than 50 projects in Turkey (then the Ottoman Empire) during the Tanzimat era. They belonged to the Morcote ...

(1809—1883), who was also responsible for extensive restoration of Hagia Sophia.Murat Gül, Emergence of Modern Istanbul: Transformation and Modernisation of a City, '':I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd'' After its construction as a university ( ota, Darülfünun) building in 1854, it was passed on to the Ministries of Finance and then on to the Ministry of Justice and Foundation. Later it was also used by the Ottoman Parliament, and finally served as Palace of Justice. It was destroyed by a fire in 1933.Darülfünun, ''Ghost buildings project web site, 2010''
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