Dursun Soylu Mansion
Mansion located in Halil
efendi street in the Ardahan city center
. This structure is a nice example of civil architecture which was built at the end of the 19th century.
Mansion is made of two floors and it is covered with a pyramidal
roof. The lower floor is closed, The main entrance of the building made from
the north.It is also possible to reach upstairs via wooden staircases from
outside of Mansion.
The
walls of this structure kept as thick as
other examples of civil architecture available in the region and they are opened outwardes only with a few windows .
There are Six windows on
the top floor and three small porthole
windows used in the mansion . The western side of the house supported with
woodens and part on the wooden support is used as a small balcony.
Mansion completely built
with smooth block stones and architecture of the structure is quiet similar with
the examples around ( sarikamis, Kars,Gyumri, Caucasus and Georgian regions ).