MUSEUMS OF TRABZON
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MUSEUMS OF TRABZON
Trabzon
Ataturk House :
Ataturk
House is in the Soguksu district of Trabzon. It is surrounded
by a large garden. The House was built in 1913. It has
four stories. The House was bought by the Trabzon Municipality
during the Republican period. It was presented to Ataturk.
Ataturk came to Trabzon three times : On September 15,
1924, on November 27, 1930, and on June 10, 1937, and
stayed in this house. After Ataturk's death Trabzon Municipality
organized the House as a museum and opened it to the public.
At
the entrance is displayed the text of the speech which
Ataturk made in Trabzon on September 15, 1924. The small
room on the right contains photographs of Ataturk's life
and his visits to Trabzon, and the room leading off it
contains the armchairs and sofas which he used. The dining
room is also on this floor. On the upper floor is Ataturk's
bedroom, his bathroom, and study and aide de camp rooms.
Trabzon
Saint Sophia Museum :
Trabzon
Saint Sophia Church is both a museum and a monument of
unique architectural value. The church was rebuilt in
the Byzantine period by Manuel I Kommenos in 1245. During
the Ottoman period it was turned into mosque. The building
is in the shape of a cross and covered with a dome. There
are two colonnades to the west, north and south. Inside
the church are frescoes depicting scenes from the bible
and in the dome is a statue of Jesus.
In
the church and the garden is also displayed masonery from
the Roman and Byzantine periods.
