Old Physician's House (Hotel Cheltikov)

One of the most magnificent examples of Russian architecture, the building has maintained its beauty since the 19th century. The Old Physician's House (Hotel Cheltikov), which is now used as a hotel, is one of the places where visitors to the city compete with each other to stay. The Cheltikov family, one of the Russian families who settled in Kars, which was lost after the 93 Wars known as the Ottoman-Russian War, builds a mansion to stay in the city. The Cheltikovs, one of Kars's most well-known families between 1877 and 1896, presented it to the Russian government after sitting in the mansion for a short time. The structure, which has been used as an opera house for many years, was transformed into the Juvenile School with the withdrawal of the Russians from Kars. The mansion, which is used to meet almost every needs of the city's people and therefore frequently changes identity, is then used as a military medicine warehouse, hospital, maternity house and most recently as a physician's home. Cheltikov Mansion was restored in 2011,to its original ity, to become its present. The Old Physician's House (Hotel Cheltikov), which has been regarded as the smiling face of the city for nine years, is one of the city's most popular and most curious buildings.