New building of the 171-year-old Dadyan Armenian school of Istanbul, Turkey, has opened its doors before the students, reported Gazetevatan website of the country.

The architect of the new building of this school, which belongs to the Surp Asdvadzadzin (St. Mary’s) Church Foundation, is Nubar Manavyan, who is also the president of this foundation.

The total area of this new school building is 6,000 square meters, which comprise sixteen classrooms, a gymnasium, a 300-seat conference hall, various laboratories, a cafeteria, etc.