Zografeion Lyceum or Zografyon Lyceum ( tr, Özel Zoğrafyon Rum Lisesi, el, Ζωγράφειον Λύκειον) is one of the remaining open

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schools in

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. The school is in the Istanbul city centre in the

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district and very close to the

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, which is considered the heart of the city.The School of Panayia (1833) and the Zografeion Lyceum (1893) (2003) Polyvios I. Strantzalis Association for the study of Near East, Athens

History

The school was founded in the late 19th century, as the growing number of Greek students proved to be more than the

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and Panayia schools could accommodate; in particular, the School of Panayia (''Σταυροδρόμι της Παναγίας'') had more than 800 pupils. The community decided to build a new school, and donations were collected from a number of people.

Christakis Zografos Christakis Zografos ( el, Χρηστάκης Ζωγράφος, tr, Hristaki Zoğrafos Efendi; 1820 – 19 August 1898) was an Ottoman Greek banker, benefactor and one of the distinguished personalities of the Greek community of Constantinople ( ...

, who was living in

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at the time, made the largest contribution, of 10,000 gold

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s. In 1890, the Greek community decided that the school be renamed after Zografos. An architectural competition was held, choosing a design by

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. The school was inaugurated in 1893 and its first alumni were graduated in 1899.

The school

The school, like all minority schools in Turkey, is a secular school. The years that followed its openings, the school developed to a particularly active school and always had more than 250 pupils. Especially before the Istanbul Pogrom in 1955 and the expulsion of Greeks in 1964, the number pupils were above 350. In October 1999, the school was the target of a small scale sonic blast by Turkish left-wing extremists to condemn "Turkey's international position as a -Satellite- of the USA".The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English, 99-10-08
/ref> Many famous artists, architects, politicians and theologians of the Greek diaspora have studied at the school, including

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. Today the school has no more than 45 pupils and 20 teachers. The school (like all minority schools, as it is compulsory by law) applies the full Turkish curriculum in addition to Greek subjects: Greek language, literature and religion.

References

External links

Official website of Zografeion Lyceum
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History

The school

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