Orient Express Paris Constantinople Train Sign

The Orient Express, or “Şark Ekspresi” by its local name. Between 1883 and 1977, it traveled between Paris and İstanbul. Owned by the Vagon Li Company, Orient-Express started its first expedition from Paris in 1883. Officials and diplomats of French, German, Austrian and Ottoman origin also joined this first expedition of the Orient Express. Very important guests tasted very exquisite flavors in the dining car of the Orient Express. As a memory from those days, here is a train sign belonging to the Orient Express Paris Constantinople route. It’s one of the most important souvenir objects from the Orient Express of the past. The most important witness of the dining cart as well as the historic people and events.