Karaağaç Station & Lausanne Monument
Karaağaç Garı / Lozan Anıtı
A former Orient Express station, now the administrative building of Trakya University; the Lausanne Treaty monument and museum stand in front of it.
Karaağaç Station was built in 1914 and was once a stop on the Orient Express route. Its neoclassical building was designed by architect Kemaleddin. The 1923 Treaty of Lausanne placed this area under Turkish sovereignty, so a Lausanne monument stands in front of the station, alongside the Treaty of Lausanne Museum and an old Orient Express carriage. The station now serves as the rectorate of Trakya University. The Karaağaç district is very close to the Greek border. It is about 4 km from the city centre across the Meriç Bridge, reachable by minibus or bicycle, and it can be paired with sunset at the Meriç Bridge.
Opening hours
Exterior open all day; museum about 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Nearby sights
- Meriç Bridge
- Grand Synagogue of Edirne
- Macedonian Tower
- Complex of Sultan Bayezid II Health Museum
- Üç Şerefeli Mosque
- Ali Pasha Bazaar
- Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai
- Old Mosque