 Historically the city was a center of Greek culture and education and from 1683 to 1921, a teachers' college operated known as Phrontisterion of Trapezous, which provided a major impetus for the rapid expansion of Greek education throughout the region.The building of this institution (built in 1902) still remains the most impressive Pontic Greek monument in the city and today hosts the Turkish school "Anadolu Lisesi".Trabzon's regional cuisine is traditionally reliant on fish, especially "hamsi" (fresh European Anchovy similar to the British Sprat or American Smelt).