Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage

The Prinkipo Greek Orphanage is a historic 20,000-square-meter wooden building on , one of the nine off the coast of , , in the Sea of Marmara.
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: historical building in Büyükada, Adalar, Istanbul
  • Also known as: “Büyükada Eski Rum Yetimhanesi”, “Büyükada Greek Orthodox Orphanage”, “Orfanato griego de Prinkipo”, “Palacio de Prinkipo”, and “Prinkipo Rum Yetimhanesi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Museum of the Princes‘ Islands and Taş Mektep (Büyükada).

Museum
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Museum of the Princes' Islands is a museum on Büyükada of in , Turkey dedicated to the past of the Princes' Islands. is situated 540 metres south of Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage.

Library
Photo: Dogaozmenn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a library, which is situated 1 km north of Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage.

Photo: Bertilvidet, CC BY 2.5.
is situated 1¼ km northwest of Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Princes’ Islands and Heybeliada.

Photo: Lkcl it, CC0.
Princes' Islands are nine islands in the Sea of Marmara, about 5 km off the Asian coast of , and part of that metropolis. In Turkish they're Prens Adaları but usually just called Adalar, the designation of their city district: Ada means an island and "-lar" makes them plural.

Suburb
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, or Heybeli Ada, is the second largest of the in the Sea of Marmara, near , . It is officially a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Adalar, , . is situated 2½ km northwest of Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage.

Suburb
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, or Burgaz Adası, is the third largest of the in the Sea of Marmara, near , . It is officially a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Adalar, , . is situated 5 km northwest of Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage.

Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage

Latitude
40.86102° or 40° 51′ 40″ north
Longitude
29.12309° or 29° 7′ 23″ east
Established
1898
Open location code
8GGFV46F+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 462663254
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q5005317
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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage” goes by many names.
  • French: “Orphelinat grec orthodoxe Prinkipo”
  • Georgian: “პრინკიპოს ბერძნული ობოლთა თავშესაფარი”
  • German: “Griechisches Waisenhaus Prinkipo”
  • Greek: “Ελληνορθόδοξο Ορφανοτροφείο της Πριγκήπου”
  • Italian: “Orfanotrofio greco-ortodosso di Prinkipo”
  • Japanese: “プリンキポ島ギリシャ正教会孤児院”
  • Persian: “یتیم‌خانه پرینکیپو”
  • Spanish: “Orfanato de Prinkipo”
  • Turkish: “Büyükada Rum Yetimhanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Грецький православний дитячий будинок Буйюкада”
  • Ukrainian: “Ром-Орфанаж”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hristos Rum Manastırı and Hristos Rum Kilisesi.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Büyükada Rum Yetimhanesi İlkokulu and Manastır.

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