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

Kastamonu Province Kastamonu Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province of Turkey, in the Black Sea Region, Turkey, Black Sea region in the north of the country. It is surrounded by Sinop Province, Sinop to the east, Bartın Province, Bartın, Karabük Province ...

, 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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masonry on the place of the former wooden governor's office building dating back to 1833. Designed by architect Vedat Tek (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 Abdulhamid II or Abdul Hamid II (; ; 21 September 184210 February 1918) was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1876 to 1909, and the last sultan to exert effective control over the fracturing state. He oversaw a Decline and modernizati ...

'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" (), 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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Kastamonu Kastamonu, formerly Kastamone/Castamone () and Kastamon/Castamon (), is a city in northern Turkey. It is the seat of Kastamonu Province and Kastamonu District.