Istanbul Archaeology Museums

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
gptkbp:address Alemdar Cad. Osman Hamdi Bey Yokusu Sk. Fatih, Istanbul
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 500,000
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Alexander_Vallaury
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:European_Museum_of_the_Year_Award_(1991)
gptkbp:buildingType neoclassical
gptkbp:collectionFocus ancient civilizations
ancient Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Arabian Peninsula
Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman artifacts
gptkbp:collectionSize over 1 million objects
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Archaeological_Museum
gptkb:Museum_of_the_Ancient_Orient
Museum of Islamic Art
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:director gptkb:Zeynep_Kızıltan
gptkbp:established 1891
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Osman_Hamdi_Bey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Istanbul Archaeology Museums
gptkbp:language English
Turkish
gptkbp:location gptkb:Istanbul
gptkbp:nearbyLandmark gptkb:Topkapi_Palace
gptkb:Gülhane_Park
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Alexander_Sarcophagus
gptkb:Sarcophagus_of_the_Crying_Women
gptkb:Statue_of_the_Epic_of_Gilgamesh
gptkb:Tabnit_Sarcophagus
gptkb:Treaty_of_Kadesh_tablet
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Culture_and_Tourism_(Turkey)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Fatih_district
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Gülhane_tram_stop
gptkbp:significance one of the largest museums in the world
first museum in Turkey
gptkbp:type gptkb:museum
museum of Islamic art
museum of the ancient Near East
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Historic_Areas_of_Istanbul
gptkbp:website https://muze.gen.tr/muze-detay/arkeoloji
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sultan_Abdülmecid_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4