Konya Science Center & Çanakkale Hamidiye Park

Seljuk architecture scale models in Konya Ecdat Park

KONYA · 1:25 SCALE20 masterpieces of Seljuk architectureAn open-air model collection, moved from the Science Center to Ecdat Park

Topographic miniature park of the Dardanelles at Hamidiye Bastion

ÇANAKKALE · 1:10 – 1:300The Gallipoli Campaign at Hamidiye BastionAn open-air war museum laid out on a map of the strait

A historic soul for a modern science center

20historic building models

1:25model scale

Freeopen-air learning space

Ecdat Parkthe collection’s home today

Commissioned by Konya Metropolitan Municipality, this collection was created to give the high-tech Konya Science Center a sense of history. Bridging science and cultural heritage, the project was completed with great care despite a very tight site, and became a tribute to the monumental architecture of Anatolia.

Focused on Konya’s regional heritage, the exhibition consists of 20 scale models dedicated to Seljuk architecture. Visitors can study every detail of these masterpieces up close; the aim is to show new generations the structural intelligence and artistry of Turkish and Islamic architecture.

A move to Ecdat Park

The space at the Science Center could not give the models the room they deserved. To meet growing public interest, the whole collection was moved to the spacious, landscaped Ecdat Park, where the 1:25 monuments now draw local visitors and tourists alike.

Highlights

Mevlana ComplexSivas Gök MadrasaErzurum Double Minaret MadrasaAksaray Sultan HanSeljuk mosquesTomb towersCaravanserais

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Seljuk building with minaret, scale model

Çanakkale Park at Hamidiye Bastion: a monument to heroism

1:10 – 1:300dynamic scales

11mapped minefield lines

Straittopographic map layout

Open airwar museum

Going far beyond a classic miniature park, Çanakkale Park blends into the restored Hamidiye Bastion as an open-air museum. Dedicated to victory, remembrance and national heroism, it shows how scale models can make complex history clear and moving for visitors of every age.

The whole exhibition area follows the real geography of the Dardanelles. Every monument, warship and battle diorama sits at its historic position on this giant map, so visitors see the campaign from a strategic bird’s-eye view.

Scales range from 1:10 figures that reward a close look to 1:300 naval scenes, bringing monuments and battle details into one story. It closes the gap between reading history and seeing it.