TÜBA-KED Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Kültür Envanteri Dergisi

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Numerous bath were constructed at Kastamonu during the time of both the Principalities Beylik's Period and the Ottomans; among those two from the time ofÇobanoğlu Principality, three of the known four from Candaroğulları Principality and six from the known seven of the Ottoman Period bath have survived to present. The Honsalar and YakupAğa bath are the one that had been destroyed. The Vakıf and Saray bath, though rather in poor conditions, have still preserved their wholeness; of the Firenkşah bath, only the caldarium have been preserved to present. The conventional plan type of the bath consists of cross-like setup of iwans-or vaulted rooms, where the cornerns function as tepidariums. This set-up bath is to be seen in Firenkşah 1262 , İsfendiyar Bey 15th century , YakupAğa 1547 , Arabapazarı mens section 1506 buildings. A second plan type consists of a central domed space with lateral tepidariums and double halvet or private rooms. Kale Saray 1460 , İsmail Bey 1460 , Arabapazarı womans section , Çifte 1514 , Dede 1514 baths are in this group. On the other hand, the Saray bath with even set-up of frigiderium, tepiderium and private sections and Vakıf Hamamı with hexagonal tepidarium are the sole examples of those plan types at Kastamonu