Haliç Congress Center
| Haliç Congress Center | |
|---|---|
Haliç Kongre Merkezi | |
| Former names |
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| Etymology | Golden Horn (Turkish: Haliç) |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Cultural center |
| Architectural style | First national architectural movement |
| Location | Beyoğlu |
| Town or city | Istanbul |
| Country | Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°03′01″N 28°56′24″E / 41.0503°N 28.9400°E |
| Groundbreaking | 29 November 1919 |
| Opened | 1923 (as slaughterhouse) |
| Renovated | 2009 (as congress center) |
| Grounds | 102,000 m2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Vedat Tek |
| Website | |
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Haliç Congress Center (Turkish: Haliç Kongre Merkezi), formerly Karağaç Slaughterhouse (Karağaç Mezbahası) or Sütlüce Slaughterhouse (Sütlüce Mezbahası), is a building initially opened in 1923 in order to ensure hygienic slaughtering and supervision in Istanbul. Its architect is Vedat Tek.
Since 2009, it has been used as a congress and cultural center, under the name of Haliç Congress Center.