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And more than five decades later, the now dilapidated Prinkipo Greek Orthodox orphanage is at risk of collapse. To try and save this architectural treasure - described as the largest wooden construction in Europe and the second largest in the world - cultural heritage NGO Europa Nostra has listed it as one of the continent's seven most endangered sites. Situated atop a hill on Büyükada, one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, it is about 90 minutes by ferry from central Istanbul. Originally conceived as a luxury casino hotel, the building was commissioned by the Compagnie des Wagons-Lits, the travel firm that historically operated the Orient Express. With its grand plans floored, the timber-framed structure was sold to the wife of a rich banker from the city's Greek minority who gave it to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox community. And in 1903, the patriarchate turned it into an orphanage, which took care of nearly 5,800 Greek Orthodox orphans until its closure in 1964. With no one to care for it, the structure has been ravaged by Istanbul's ferocious winds, its blistering summers and frigid winters. Despite its dilapidated exterior, some of the 220 rooms inside still retain vestiges of splendor, such as the ballroom with its boxes and balconies, its columns and its once-lustrous parquet floors. Today, Istanbul's Greek Orthodox minority, who only number around 3,000, are determined to save the dilapidated structure before time runs out. Turkey’s biggest library to open in Istanbul. Since the actress was 23 with just a few performing credit to her identify, she istanbul was understandably uneasy not wearing garments on set.