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 SantralIstanbul exterior | |
  Location of SantralIstanbul in Istanbul | |
| Established | 2007 |
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| Location | Eyüp, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°03′59″N 28°56′46″E / 41.0665°N 28.9461°E |
| Type | Art museum, Energy museum |
| Website | www |
The santralistanbul (Turkish: santralistanbul), opened in 2007, is an arts and cultural complex located at the upper end of Golden Horn in the Eyüp district of Istanbul, Turkey. The center, consisting of an energy museum, an amphitheater, concert halls and a public library, is situated within the Silahtarağa campus of Istanbul Bilgi University that was formerly the first power station of the Ottoman Empire.
Arts, cultural, educational and social buildings of santralistanbul, having an area of 118,000 m2, are all housed in the facilities of the former Silahtarağa Power Station, which served from 1914 to 1983 for supplying Istanbul with electric power. The site is named after the Turkish word "santral" for power plant.