Ankara Palas is a historical building, which is used as an official State guest house in the capital

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

. Initially designed as the Ministry of Health building, it was used as a hotel for the members of the

Grand National Assembly of Turkey The Grand National Assembly of Turkey ( tr, ), usually referred to simply as the TBMM or Parliament ( tr, or ''Parlamento''), is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Consti ...

following the completion of its construction in 1928. The Turkish Neoclassical building was designed in 1924 by architect Vedat Tek (1873–1942). However, since he did not continue with the construction, Mimar Kemaleddin Bey (1870–1927) took over. He died on July 13, 1927, at the building site. The building was completed in 1928. It is located in

Ulus Ulus may refer to: Places *Ulus, Bartın, a district in Bartin Province, Turkey *Ulus, Ankara, an important quarter in central Ankara, Turkey **Ulus (Ankara Metro), an underground station of the Ankara Metro Other uses * ''Ulus'' (newspaper), a d ...

district across the historical building of the first Grand National Assembly (today

War of Independence Museum The War of Independence Museum (''Kurtuluş Savaşı Müzesi''), housed in the first Turkish Grand National Assembly building in the Ulus district of Ankara, Turkey, displays important photographs, documents and furniture from the Turkish War of ...

). The symmetrical two-story, pitched-roof building with a domed central entrance way flanked by twin towers demonstrates characteristics of the First Turkish national architectural movement ( tr, Birinci Milli Mimari Akımı). The building was completely restored in 1983 as a 60-room state guesthouse with reception, dining room, banquet hall and tea lounge.

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Hotel buildings completed in 1928 Buildings and structures in Ankara Official residences in Turkey State guesthouses Hotels in Ankara Defunct hotels in Turkey Hotels established in 1928 1928 establishments in Turkey First Turkish National architecture Vedat Tek buildings Mimar Kemaleddin buildings {{Turkey-struct-stub