Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum
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Atatürk Konutu ve Demiryolları Müzesi | |
Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum building in Ankara. | |
| Established | 24 December 1964 |
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| Location | Ulus, Ankara, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 39°56′08″N 32°50′40″E / 39.93546°N 32.84457°E |
| Type | Historic house, railway |
| Collections | Personal belongings of Atatürk and his girlfriend Fikriye. Railway items. |
Atatürk's Residence and Railway Museum (Turkish: Atatürk Konutu ve Demiryolları Müzesi) is a national historic house and railway museum in Ankara, Turkey. It was originally the management building of the Turkish State Railways. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk used it as a residence and headquarters during the Turkish War of Independence.[1]
The building was built in 1892, during the construction of the Berlin–Baghdad railway. The building was built for the management of the railroad administration as part of the Ankara railway station complex located at Ulus, Ankara. On 27 December 1919, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk went to Ankara for the first time to start the Turkish National Movement against the occupation of Turkey. He moved into the railway management building, which was one of the few state buildings in Ankara, and used it as his residence and headquarters during the Turkish War of Independence; to commemorate his stay in the building, it was converted into a historic house and railway museum on 24 December 1964.[1] Atatürk's girlfriend, Fikriye Hanım (1887–1924), stayed at the building for some time.[2][3][4]
Architecture
The building has two stories. It features corner stones and wooden eaves. The simple, arched windows are the building's only decoration.[1]