Directorate General of TCDD is located in the west of Ankara Station and Hipodrom Street. As German architect Bonatz, who was one of the members of jury in Anıtkabir Project competition, said that “I think the most beautiful building of Ankara is this one.” for Directorate General of TCDD, it was projected by senior architect Bedri Uçar, working in Project Office of construction affairs department within the ministry of public works, and tendered to Haymil Construction Company for 1 million TL. The construction of Directorate General of TCDD, which is one of the most beautiful work of Turkish architecture, was started in 1939. Two graveyards belonging to 3. and 4. centuries a.d were found during the construction of the building. The boiler and radiators regarding to the installation of the building were manufactured in Eskişehir plants within the Directorate General of TCDD. The construction of the building is completed in 1941 and it consists of medium mass (ground floor+ 3 floors) in the surrounding of the backyard. Floor slabs are hollow-tile and frontal is stone pavement in reinforced concrete building. There is an entrance with high colonnade in frontal side of the building, which is one of the examples of II. National Architecture Period. It is covered with marbles of Bilecik and Hereke. The building was planned wider than its current situation but it was implemented by reducing the level of depth owing to the fact that the construction of a conference hall in the medium backyard was requested and the land was narrow. While designing the building, it was planned to construct two entrances on the side of railway line for personnel who would use railways for coming to the building, in addition to the entrance with columns on the front side of the building.
