This complex was build by the end of 19th century by the architect
Vallaury thanks to great efforts of famous Turkish painter Osman Hamdi
Bey. It includes the exquisite Tiled Kiosk and the Museum of the Ancient
Orient and houses a large collection of artifacts and works of art
belonging to ancient Greek, Roman and other Anatolian civilizations
dating back to the 6th century BC. The Sarcophagus of Alexander the
Great, Sarcophagus of Mourning Ladies, and other ancient sarcophagi and
various objects found in the Sidon excavation are among its most
interesting pieces.
Ancient Eastern Archeological Museum was designed and open to service in
1917 by Halil Eldem Bey. The collection on displays comprised of about
15000 archeological pieces of Ancient Mesopotamia, Pre-Greek Anatolia,
Assyrian, Sumerian, Acadian, Babylonian, Ancient Egyptian and Pre-Islamic
Arabic culture.
Open daily between 09:30-16:30 except Mondays.
Tel: (212) 520 77 40 and 41
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