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With the first look on this building you can feel monumentality of it. It is hard not to tremble in front such huge construction which was made in enormous size. It seems like you are facing the monolithic wall of impregnable castle. But in the contrast the main entrance and hall was made in amazing lightness. Very interesting playing of solid and void gave such expression. The backyard is also gives you such impression. From different angles it is easy to evaluate the author's idea. Still, lightening from outside as well as inside in some spaces leaves to be desired. Also the labyrinth of pass ways was a little bit convincing. For me who was entering this building first time it was easy to get lost there.

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1)Architect Emin Onat, Architect, edition 3, p.122, Cumhuriyet Press, 1961.Emin Onat, Doğan Brothers’ Press, 1962

2)Inci Aslanoglu; "Erken Cumhuriyet Dönemi Mimarlıgı 1923-1938 METU Faculty of Architecture Publications, p. 184-185, Ankara, 2001.

3)Metin Sözen; "Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk Mimarisi", p. 48, Türkiye Is Bankasi Publications, Ankara, 1996.

4)Sibel Bozdogan; "Modernizm ve Ulusun Insasi", p. 87, 89, 209, Metis Publications, Istanbul, 2002.

5)Aralık 2003 - Yapı Dergisi 265