Architecture
Necip Paşa Library
Tire, İzmir
Founded in 1827 by Gürcü Necip Paşa, one of the first freestanding libraries opened outside Istanbul.
Its story
The library was commissioned in 1827 by the Ottoman statesman Gürcü Mehmet Necip Paşa. It is regarded as one of the first libraries founded outside Istanbul in the reign of Mahmud II and occupies a freestanding building on a raised base. The collection, founded with books Necip Paşa sent from Istanbul, today includes more than ten thousand works. It is considered one of Tire's most important cultural heritage sites.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1827
Trip purpose
- Quiet
- Rainy day
Location
38.08637, 27.73246
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCrc%C3%BC_Necip_Pa%C5%9Fa_K%C3%BCt%C3%BCphanesi