Trabzon Museum
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| place | Trabzon , Turkey |
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Archaeological and ethnographic house museum
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| opening | April 22, 2001 |
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Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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The Trabzon Museum , Turkish Trabzon Müzesi , also Kostaki Konağı ("Kostaki Residence"), is a house in Trabzon , Turkey , which is now used as an archaeological and ethnographic museum.
history
The house was built in the early 1900s as the private residence of Kostaki Teophylaktos , a banker of Greek descent. The architect was of Italian origin and many of the materials used to construct the building came from Italy. His name is unknown.
When Teophylactos, who had been Trabzon's mayor since 1916, went bankrupt in 1917, the Ottoman state confiscated his property, including the villa. The building was handed over to the Nemlioğlu family.
During the Turkish War of Liberation 1919–1923, Villa Kostaki was used as the military headquarters in the region. In 1924 it was rebuilt for the first visit of the Turkish state founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Trebizond. Mustafa Kemal and his wife Latife stayed in the villa between September 15 and 17 . In 1927 the building was nationalized by Governor of Trebizond Ali Galip Bey and served as the governor's house until 1931. Between 1931 and 1937 it was used as the inspector's office. Villa Kostaki was taken over by the Ministry of Education in 1937 and from then on it was used as a vocational high school for girls for 50 years. Finally, in 1987, the building was handed over to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to be converted into a museum.
museum
Villa Kostaki was restored between 1988 and 2001. On April 22, 2001, it was opened to the public as the Trabzon Museum . A total of 3,561 items are in the museum's inventory. The building has a basement and three floors. The basement contains archaeological works, while the first floor houses the ethnographic collections department. Objects related to the architecture and history of the villa are exhibited on the ground floor. The attic is reserved for the administration.
In the archaeological department, old coins and finds made of marble, basalt, ceramics, metal and glass from the Bronze Age to the Byzantine period are shown.
The ground floor shows the architecture and history of the building in chronological order. The walls of all rooms are decorated with hand-carved ornaments in the baroque style.
Objects characteristic of the region are exhibited in the ethnographic section. Also, Muslim works and objects from the Ottoman to find period (1299-1923) in the exhibition.
Web links
- Homepage of the Trabzon Museum at the Turkish Ministry of Culture
- Pictures of Dick Ossemann's house
- Pictures of the house near picasa
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Müzeler-Trabzon Müzesi (Eski Kız Meslek Lisesi) ( Turkish ) trabzon.org. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Trabzon Müze Müdürlüğü ( Turkish ) Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Trabzon'un Abidevi Eserlerinden Kostaki Köşkü - Trabzon Müzesi (Kostaki Konağı) ( Turkish ) Kara Lahana. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
Coordinates: 41 ° 0 ′ 18.2 " N , 39 ° 43 ′ 35.7" E