Architecture / Historic mansion
Çakıroğlu İsmail Ağa Mansion
Of, Trabzon
An ağa's mansion on a hill overlooking the sea, built of pink cut stone in the early 19th century and cited as the Black Sea's largest stone mansion.
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Its story
The mansion was commissioned by Çakıroğlu İsmail Ağa in the village of Sıraağaç (Çalek) in the Of district; according to the date on one of the fireplaces, it was completed in the early 19th century. It is said that its construction took six years and that 40 masters worked on it. The building, made mostly of pink cut stone, is regarded as the largest stone mansion in the Black Sea Region. Its north facade facing the sea has two stories and its south facade three; the upper floors are decorated with woodwork. The mansion has a lower floor where the ağa's men stayed, a middle floor from which the area was governed, an upper floor with the family rooms, and a dungeon. In 2017 it was transferred to the Trabzon provincial administration for restoration.
Key facts
- Period
- Early 19th century
- Getting there
- East of Of, Sıraağaç village
- Visit duration
- 20 minutes
Trip purpose
- Photography
- Quiet
Location
40.92168, 40.35920
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Çakıroğlu_İsmail_Ağa_Konağı | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87ak%C4%B1ro%C4%9Flu_%C4%B0smail_A%C4%9Fa_Kona%C4%9F%C4%B1 | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6009029