A Study of the Original Drawings of the Hejaz Railway Headquarters Building

T�rkan �rgin Uzun¹, Mahmoud Zein El Abidin²
¹Department of Architecture, Maltepe University Faculty of Architecture and Design, �stanbul, Turkey
²Department of History Architecture, Yildiz Technical University, �stanbul

The Hejaz Railway, considered the last major project of the Caliphate, was an important project of the Ottoman Empire in the second half of the 19th century. Books, articles and theses were written about the project by numerous domestic and foreign researchers, but the �Hicaz Railway M�d�riyyet-i Umumiyesi Project,� which was meant to serve and strengthen the region, was never truly completed. This study is a review of the original drawings found in the archives of the General Directorate of Foundations and some 6000 BOA documents, as well as the historical and political developments related to the project. The plan and facade features of this high-quality project supported by the empire and reflecting the style of the national architect have been introduced for the first time in detail with evaluations of the architectural approach. The aim of this article was to provide new insight and information to researchers on the work of architects Kemaleddin, Ali Talat and Mukbil Kemal.

Hicaz Demiryolu Genel M�d�rl�k Binas� / �Hic�z Demiryolu M�diriyyet-i �Um�miyyesi Binas� Projesi� �zg�n �izimleri �zerinden Bir Okuma

T�rkan �rgin Uzun¹, Mahmoud Zein El Abidin²
¹Maltepe �niversitesi, Mimarl�k ve Tasar�m Fak�ltesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, �stanbul
²Y�ld�z Teknik �niversitesi, Mimarl�k Tarihi Anabilim Dal�, �stanbul

Hilafetin son b�y�k projesi olarak kabul edilen Hicaz Demiryolu, Osmanl� �mparatorlu��unun 19. yy��n ikinci yar�s�nda ger�ekle�tirdi�i �nemli projelerden biridir. Bu konuda yerli, yabanc� �e�itli ara�t�rmac�lar taraf�ndan kitap, makale ve tezler yaz�lm��t�r. Ancak b�lge i�in in�as� d��n�len Hic�z Demiryolu M�diriyyet-i �Um�miyyesi Binas� Projesi hi� g�ndeme gelmemi�tir. Vak�flar Genel M�d�rl�� ar�ivinde yer alan �zg�n �izimlere ve 6000�e yak�n BOA belgelerinin taranmas�n�n ard�ndan, Hicaz hatt� ve M�d�riyyeti ile ilgili tarihsel ve siyasal geli�meler ele al�narak �Hicaz M�d�riyyet-i Umumiye Binas� Projesi� makalede konu edinilmi�tir. �mparatolu�un destekledi�i ve Milli Mimari d�neminin �zelliklerini yans�tan y�ksek nitelikli bu projenin plan ve cephe �zellikleri, kapsaml� olarak ilk defa g�n ��na ��kar�larak �izimlerdeki mimari yakla��m kar��la�t�rmal� de�erlendirmelerle ortaya konulmu�tur. Makalenin as�l amac�, Evkaf Ser mimar� Kemaleddin Bey y�netiminde tasarlanan, �n�aat ve Tamirat m�d�r ve Mimar� Ali Talat Bey�in onaylad�� ve Mukbil Kemal�in mimar olarak g�rev ald�� Hic�z Demiryolu M�diriyyet-i �Um�miyyesi Bin�s� Projesi� olarak adland�r�lan �izimlerin incelenmesiyle alana yeni bir a��l�m sa�lamak ve yeni ara�t�rma ve de�erlendirmelere ��k tutmakt�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: II Abd�lhamit d�nemi mimarisi, Ali Talat Bey, Hicaz Demiryolu Genel M�d�rl�k Binas�, Hic�z Demiryolu M�diriyyet-i �Um�miyyesi Bin�s� projesi, milli mimari, mimar Kemaleddin Bey, mimarl�k tarihi, Mukbil Kemal, Osmanl� mimarisi.

T�rkan �rgin Uzun, Mahmoud Zein El Abidin. A Study of the Original Drawings of the Hejaz Railway Headquarters Building. Megaron. 2017; 12(4): 572-588

Corresponding Author: T�rkan �rgin Uzun, T�rkiye

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