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Phanar Greek Orthodox College or Phanar Roman Orthodox Lyceum ((トルコ語:Özel Fener Rum Lisesi)), known in Greek as the Great School of the Nation ((ギリシア語:Μεγάλη του Γένους Σχολή), ''Megáli toú Genous Skholí'') is the oldest surviving and most prestigious Greek Orthodox school in Istanbul, Turkey. The school, like all minority schools in Turkey, is a secular school. Established in 1454 by Matheos Kamariotis, it soon became the school of the prominent Greek (Phanariotes) and Bulgarian families in the Ottoman Empire, and many Ottoman ministers as well as Wallachian and Moldavian princes appointed by the Ottoman state, such as Dimitrie Cantemir, graduated from it. The current school building is located near the Church of St. George in the neighborhood of Fener (Phanar in Greek), which is the seat of the Patriarchate. It is known among the locals with nicknames such as ''The Red Castle'' and ''The Red School''. Designed by the Ottoman Greek architect Konstantinos Dimadis, the building was erected between 1881 and 1883 with an eclectic mix of different styles and at a cost of 17,210 Ottoman gold pounds, a huge sum for that period. The money was given by Georgios Zariphis, a prominent Greek Ottoman banker and financier belonging to the ''Rum'' community of Istanbul.〔Clogg (1998), fig. 15.〕 Despite its function as a school, the building is often referred to as "the 5th largest castle in Europe" because of its castle-like shape. The large dome at the top of the building is used as an observatory for astronomy classes and has a large antique telescope inside. Today the school, which is the "second largest" school after the Zografeion Lyceum, has six Turkish teachers, while the remaining fifteen are Greek.〔(【引用サイトリンク】language=Turkish )〕 The school (like all minority schools, as it is compulsory by law) applies the full Turkish curriculum in addition to Greek subjects: Greek language, literature and religion. ==See also== *Fener *Greeks in Turkey *Zografeion Lyceum *List of schools in Istanbul *Ottoman Greeks 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phanar Greek Orthodox College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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