Architect Kemalettin and Edirne Train Station Campus

Year 2024, Volume: 12 Issue: 2, 291 - 300, 30.06.2024

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Abstract

During a time when Western influence was changing living conditions and state order, new types of buildings were needed. Architect Kemalettin rose to the occasion and designed train station buildings for the Rumelia and Oriental railways in Plovdiv, Thessaloniki, Sofia, and Edirne. Construction began in 1870, with the Edirne Train Station being built due to the inadequacy of the existing station building in Karaağaç, known as Little Paris. The grand architecture of the Edirne Train Station is reminiscent of the Sirkeci Train Station in terms of plan and facade layout. Unfortunately, its opening was delayed due to World War I, and it remained unused for many years. Today, it serves as the main building of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Trakya University.
The station campus also includes hangars, lodgings, warehouses, and other auxiliary buildings. While some of these buildings were considered units affiliated with the Faculty, even after restoration work was completed, some of the existing buildings are still out of use. Despite the availability of posters, articles, and research on the Edirne Train Station building, this study aims to provide information about the renovation and usage status of the buildings throughout the campus.
To obtain accurate data, the author used on-site observation methods to take measurements and photographs of each building and prepare plans and views. Literature research and archives from the Trakya University Department of Construction Affairs were also used to collect data on the old and new conditions of existing buildings.

Keywords

Edirne Train Station, Train Station Complex, Karaağaç, Architect Kemalettin

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma, 27-29 Aralık 2023 tarihlerinde Gazi Üniversitesi Mimarlık Fakültesi tarafından düzenlenen Mimar Kemalettin Bey Sempozyumu'nda bildiri olarak sunulmuştur.

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