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Kastamonu
Archeological Museum
The museum building which was designed
by Kemalettin Bey, the famous architect,
was used as the İttihat ve Terakki Club
in 1910, and served as the Freedom Court
in 1910. Until 1940 it was occupied by various
associations or institution such as Türk
Ocağı, Peoples Party, and Kastamonu Youth
Organization. It was purchased by the Diectorate
of Education in 1945 and started to be used
as a museum.
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The building was converted into the Museum Directorate in 1952. Various
glass and baked earth objects,
statues and grave stelers
from the Hellenistic, Roman
and Byzantine periods found
at Kastamonu and environs
are exhibited. A section
of the exhibition space
is set aside as the Atatürk
Hall and is used for displays
of various items used by
Atatürk during his Kastamonu
visit in 1925 and related
photographs.
The Sarcophagus -
The Roman sarcophagus registered
in the Museum inventory
as no. 52 has two garlands
on its front side with a
bull head in between and
has a warrior diorcure on
the top. At the back side
there are two garlands,
medhusa heads and lion and
eagle reliefs on the garland.
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Satyr - Marble,
nude male statute from the
Roman period. It stands
on a base and holds a bag
flung from his left sholder
towards the left. It is
registered in the Museum
inventory as no. 270.
Female Statuette
- Hellenistic, baked earth
statuette is siting on her
throne holding her hair
with her left hand with
a tiara on her head. There
is a lion under her right
hand and the folds of her
garment are shaped extremely
naturally. It is registered
in the Museum inventory
as no. 121 |
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The Sarcophagus
- It is made from hard white
marble and belongs to the
Roman period. It is in full
shape and the lid and the
box are held together with
an iron clip. The lid looks
like a high roof and has
acroterias on the corners.
There is a half garland
on the front face, a flower
on the garland, a half garland
on its right side with a
head on it (could be Eros)
and an inscription in the
middle. It is registered
in the Museum inventory
as no. 290
Obelisk (Tomb Stone)
- The body section is made
from pale limestone which
is drilled in the middle,
there is inscription at
the top, and object and
tool figures on the face
of the obelisk. Below the
inscription, at the upper
part (from left to right)
they show a knife, comb,
basket, a selfstanding cup
and at the lower part :
vase, vine and grapes, adze,
hook. At the very bottom
: some type of cutting tool.
It is registered in the
Museum inventory as no.
33
Address : Cumhuriyet
Avenue., Kastamonu,
Telephone: (+90-366)
214 10 70 - 214 54 56
Open hours to visit:
08.30 - 12.30 / 13.30
- 17.30 (Closed on Mondays)
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