The Kastamonu Governor's Office ( tr, Kastamonu Hükümet Konağı) is the main service building of the governor ( vali) of

Kastamonu Province Kastamonu Province ( tr, ) is one of the provinces of Turkey, in the Black Sea region to the north of the country. It is surrounded by Sinop to the east, Bartın, Karabük to the west, Çankırı to the south, Çorum to the southeast and the ...

, Turkey. The historic building hosts also a city history museum. It is situated on 10 Aralık Cad. 20/1 at Cebrail neighborhood of Kastamonu.

History

The Governor's Office building was constructed during the

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era in

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masonry on the place of the former wooden governor's office building dating back to 1833. Designed by architect

Vedat Tek Mehmet Vedat Tek (1873–1942) was a Turkish architect who was one of the leading figures of the First Turkish National Architectural Movement. Early life and education Of Cretan Muslim origin, Vedat Tek was born in Istanbul to the governor o ...

(1873–1942), a forerunner of the First Turkish National Architectural Movement, its construction began in 1900. It was inaugurated on September 1, 1901, the 25th anniversary of Ottoman Sultan

Abdul Hamid II Abdülhamid or Abdul Hamid II ( ota, عبد الحميد ثانی, Abd ül-Hamid-i Sani; tr, II. Abdülhamid; 21 September 1842 10 February 1918) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 31 August 1876 to 27 April 1909, and the last sultan to ...

's (reigned 1876–1909) ascending to the throne. In 2015, the historical building underwent restoration works. The building consists of three stories, a ground floor and two upper floors. Nights, it is being fully illuminated by floodlights.

City History Museum

The Governor's Office building hosts the 2002-established "Kastamonu City History Museum" ( tr, Kastamonu Kent Tarihi Müzesi), the country's first ever city history museum. An archive featuring documentation and photographs of the city history is also at disposal for scientific research. Access to the museum on the ground floor is through the southwestern entrance.

References

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