In the past, it was the financial center of the Genoa colony in Istanbul. Voyvoda Street, known as Bankalar Street, was the Wall Street of that period. The commercial center of the city was on the opposite side of the Golden Horn, between Sirkeci-Eminönü and Grand Bazaar. In other words, trade was on one side and finance on the other.
The latest hotel project was drawn for this place located in the most prestigious point of Istanbul. The interior should be restored; it can be used for other works other than a hotel. Built in the 9th century by American Protestants in the 1870s to disseminate the Bible by printing it in local languages and to store existing Bibles
