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Art-Deco in Kastamonu

Art-deco is usually considered as the time period between the two World Wars. However some would extend it from the turn over the century to almost to the 1960s. It was a unique style of designing that affected many different things from furniture, jewelry to Architecture and to all sorts of different arts and culture. Because the accepted time period varies into the sixties one cannot not wonder its implications into the rural areas of Turkey such as Kastamonu. Over the years the 1800 meters of tall mountain ranges have kept Kastamonu away and rather secluded it from the rest of the world. It is quite possible that many of the architectural designs and elements have lingered on into the 50s and 60s and even into the 70s in Kastamonu.

The first nine pictures are the last remaining long-lost art of ‘rainspout-decorations’ in Kastamonu. As a matter of fact the first five have been recently replaced by plastic rain-spouts. It sure is a pity.
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