EYUP CULTURAL CENTER AND MARRIAGE HALL
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Location
Istanbul, Turkey
Client
Eyüp Municipality
Built Area
6.500 m2 (69,965.41 sqf)
Date
2006-2010
Type
Cultural Center, Marriage Hall
Status
Built
The 7.000-square-meter (73,625 square foot) project was built between 2006 and 2013.
It is expressed “as a kind of structural landscape component,” compensating for the differences in levels between a pedestrian path and the sea with a wooden ramp on the waterfront of the Golden Horn, in Eyüp. This ramp appears to connect the roof of the buildings with a basin situated in front of the strcuture. The site is particularly popular for weddings (one takes place every fiften minutes during operation hours) because of its proximity to the Eyüp Sultan Tomb and Mosque, where prayer is part of the ritual after the nuptials.
The combination of cultural events with marriages guarantees a constant flow of visitors, numbering in the hundreds every day.*
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