Rahmi M. Koç Museum in Ankara, Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey
The Museum is located on the northern shore of Golden Horn, Hasköy neighbourhood of Beyoğlu. It lies on three seperate parts of around 27000 square meters.
Due to the inadequacy of space for showcasing the collections of the museum, Hasköy Dockyard, which was in ruins, was bought in 1996. The dockyard was in front of the museum, on the shore of the Golden Horn. This historical dockyard had been founded in 1861 by the Ottoman Sea Line Company (Şirket-i Hayriye) for the maintenance and repairing of their ships. 14 ruined buildings that surround three sides of the land were restored keeping their original structure. Workbenches of historical sled and train were brought to working conditions and in 2001 were opened for visitors in the dockyard part of the museum.
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