Tags: Military Structure.
The Taksim Military Barracks or Halil Pasha Artillery Barracks (Turkish: Taksim Kışlası or Halil Paşa Topçu Kışlası) were located at the site of the present-day Taksim Gezi Park next to Taksim Square in Istanbul Turkey. It was built in 1806 during the reign (1789–1807) of the Ottoman Sultan Selim III by Armenian architect Krikor Balian.During the 31 March Incident in 1909 the Barracks building suffered considerable damage and waited to be repaired.
