Stamp Museum | |
Native Name: | PTT Pul Müzesi |
Native Name Lang: | Turkish |
Map Type: | Turkey |
Coordinates: | 39.9383°N 32.8542°W |
Location: | Atatürk Bulvarı No: 13 Ulus / Ankara |
Type: | Postage stamp |
Collections: | Ottoman Empire, Turkish Republic, Other countries |
Owner: | Turkish PTT |
Website: | Stamp Museum |
The Stamp Museum (Turkish: Pul Müzesi) is a museum in Ankara, Turkey.
The museum is in Ulus neighborhood of Ankara at 39.9383°N 32.8542°W.[1] The museum building was the headquarters of a former bank named Emlak ve Eytam Bank. It was planned by Clemens Holzmeister, the renown Austrian architect and was built in 1933-34 term.[2] It is a five floor building with a total area of . After the bank was merged to another bank in 1946 [3] the building was handed over to Turkish PTT. In 2013 after renovation the building was opened to public as a stamp museum.
The Turkish and the Ottoman as well as some foreign postage stamps are displayed in the museum. [2] There are also thematic collections shown below: [4]
Cultural heritage
Atatürk (founder of Turkey)
Vehicles
Sports
Nature
Tourism