Front view from the boulevard		Back view from the platform side

The project of this building had been prepared by Railways Architect Kemal Suha Esen in 1924 as "Ankaa Hotel", but it never served as a hotel. TCDD used this original building for managerial purposes like Management Building, Accounting Building, Higher Education Students Hostel, Division Directorate, and Training and Education Department and finally in 1990 it was rehabilitated as "TCDD Museum and Art Galleria" by railways architects and put into service pursuant to the board resolution.

TCDD Museum and Art Galleria is located at Talatpasa Boulevard,next to the Ankara Station and it can be visited without entrance fee, except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

All of the works exhibited in the museum remarkable as thay had been used by the railway workers in the railways.

The two-storied building also has a half basement. The imposing monumental portal is located at the entrance in the middle. The wooden door having two big wings is massive and opened inwards. The arches and all of the façades are covered with Ankara stone. There are two balconies in front and on sides. The entrance floor is Izmir tile/ Maltese stone covered. They have wind rose pattern with eight wings on grey-white floor in grey-black color. The high ceilings are the characteristicvs of its period. The project of the building, which is an early Republic period.It was initially intended the building would serve as a hotel; so, all of the doors of room in every floor are opened to the big hall.

Entrance

Historical piano at the entrance		Historical table at the entrance

The English basement is used as an Art Galleria

Views from exhibitions		Views from exhibitions

You can access the second floor with a spiral wooden staircase. This floor has been arranged as the Railways Museum . Railways is an establishment consisting of departments called/functions as Permanent Way , Traction, Traffic, Freight, Passenger, Health, Restaurant - Sleeping, Training - Education, etc. This organization chart is applied in the museum exhibition exactly as it is.

Staircase to second floor

Upper floor plan
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