Europe's largest wooden building at risk of collapse
The Prinkipo Greek Orphanage is the largest wooden construction in Europe and the second largest in the world. Located in B"uy"ukada, one of the nine Princes' Islands off the coast of Istanbul, it was built in 1898. The building housed an orphanage for over 60 years, from 1903 to 1964. Damaged by a fire in 1980 and exposed to adverse weather conditions it has fallen into a state of decay, prompting cultural heritage organisation Europa Nostra to submit it to the list of the "Seven most endangered buildings in Europe". Читать дальше...