Hasanpaşa Gasworks

Hasanpaşa Gasworks
Hasanpaşa Gazhanesi
General view of Hasanpaşa Gasworks (September 2021)
Alternative namesKurbağalıdere Gasworks, Kadıköy Gasworks
General information
StatusClosed
TypeGasworks
AddressHasanpaşa, Kadıköy
Town or cityIstanbul
CountryTurkey
Coordinates40°59′51″N 29°02′36″E / 40.99750°N 29.04333°E / 40.99750; 29.04333
Groundbreaking1 August 1991
Opened1892
Closed13 June 1993 (1993-06-13)
Owner
  • (1892–1926) Üsküdar-kadıköy Gas Lighting Co.
  • (1926–1938) Istanbul Gas and Electricity Industrial Enterprise Turkish Inc. Co.
  • (1938–1944) Independent
  • (1944–1993) Istanbul Electricity, Tram and Funicular Co. (İETT)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Guglielmo Semprini
DeveloperCharles Georges
Museum Gasworks
Müze Gazhane
Former name
Hasanpaşa Gasworks (Hasanpaşa Gazhanesi)
Established9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)
LocationKurbağaşıdere Cad. 125, Hasanpaşa, Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
TypeArts and cultural center, technology museum
Website<muzegazhane.istanbul

Hasanpaşa Gasworks (Turkish: Hasanpaşa Gazhanesi, also known as Kadıköy Gazhanesi or Kurbağalıdere Gazhanesi), today known as Museum Gasworks (Müze Gazhane), was a gasworks to produce coal gas in Istanbul, Turkey. Built in 1892, it was redeveloped into an arts, cultural center and technology museum in 2021.

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